Floor mats don’t kill people, governments not regulating car companies into oblivion kill people.
The U.S. Government warns 3.8 million Toyota and Lexus owners affected by an urgent recall to “immediately remove driver’s side floor mats” after one was suspected of causing a fiery Lexus crash killing a family of four in San Diego.
Toyota says it will order an immediate floor mat recall at the behest of the Department of Transportation after a mat was suspected of snagging a gas pedal on a runaway Lexus, ending with a fiery crash that killed four family members in San Diego.
I rather think the floor mat is about as dangerous in one car as another. Mine has hook in the floor to help hold it in place but it can still shift as can anything not firmly attached.
#28 – I said all those things about how to stop a car in such a case, earlier. Also, some older model cars lock up the steering, when you turn the key off. So you can’t steer, even without the power steering assist. Newer model cars don’t appear to lock the steering any more, to prevent theft (this didn’t work anyway).
As for the floor mats. I’ve never seen one that does secure to the floor. Our 2005 Buick is the first GM we’ve had with any cleat sticking out of the floor. The dealer sold us the car, without GM’s own floor mats. So I got some at our local Target store. None of them had a cleat hole or strap. Maybe they do now.
If anyone cares to. Check what’s car floor maps are sold online, and see if any feature a way to secure them on the driver side. Most probably won’t. So how is this Toyota’s fault?
#30, Well, I could go into each state’s requirement on how to form a corporation, but you would spend so much time looking up the multi-syllable words in the dictionary, I thought I would bring it down to your level.