这段是律师要丰田出血的主要论点,就是说很多现在开丰田的人可能随时丧命,丰田有责任防止它发生“For years, Toyota Motor Corporation has dismissed complaints of sudden acceleration as being the driver's fault," said McCuneWright attorney, David Wright. "But neither driver error nor floor mats can explain away many other frightening instances of runaway Toyotas. Until the company acknowledges the real problem and fixes it, we worry that other preventable injuries and deaths will occur."
要求丰田:“Toyota's first response should be immediate changes to their control systems, so drivers can safely stop a sudden unintended acceleration event”,可能光扔脚垫是不够的了。
指出丰田的对失控车的控制问题做为起诉的支持点:一共四点:
* the ignition button on vehicles with a keyless ignition system must be depressed continuously for three seconds when the vehicle is moving before it will turn off the engine;
* the neutral gear position is difficult to find because it requires the driver to move the shifter both laterally and vertically; and
* when the throttle is in the open position it requires a brake pedal force of 150 pounds to stop the vehicle, five times more than the 30 pounds required when the vehicle is operating normally.
In addition, Toyota vehicles are not equipped with a brake-to-idle failsafe, which many other manufacturers already incorporate in their designs. This failsafe brings the engine to idle when both the throttle is in the open position at the same time the brake pedal is being depressed.
以上的第三点最要命,就是说很多人踩不下刹车。
估计将来保险公司分析出来到底那里的问题,丰田会被索赔更多。这个诉讼只是个开头,假如这个赢了。以后丰田就会被无尽的官司告得焦头烂额。
英文都是摘自原文。感谢楼主提供消息。