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March 20, 2010

“Electronic defects” apparently discriminate against the elderly

The Los Angeles Times recently did a story detailing all of the NHTSA reports of Toyota "sudden acceleration"€ fatalities,
and, though the Times did not mention it, the ages of the drivers involved were striking. In the 24 cases where driver age was reported or readily inferred, the drivers included those of the ages 60, 61, 63, 66, 68, 71, 72, 72, 77, 79, 83, 85, 89 -- and I'm leaving out the son whose age wasn't identified, but whose 94-year-old father died as a passenger -- Theodore H. Frank: I am not afraid of my Toyota Prius | Washington Examiner

Posted by Vanderleun at March 20, 2010 1:32 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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I hate to say it--but I will. It reminds me of Nabokov's gag: "When I die, I want to die peacefully, like my grandfather, in his sleep--not screaming, like the passengers in his car."

Posted by: ahem at March 20, 2010 5:30 PM

My grandfather took away my great-grandfathers car keys when the old man confused first with reverse and drove the Studebaker out the brick end of the garage.
Studebaker was unavailable for comment.

Posted by: james wilson at March 20, 2010 11:33 PM

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