Toyota Problems Could Force Brake Override System On All Cars

Posted on March 9th, 2010 in News and Commentary

Toyota Problems Could Force Brake Override System On All Cars

From AOLCOM:

“On the heels of government hearings regarding unintended acceleration, all cars sold in the U.S. could face a new rule that would require a brake override system…

“We are looking at the possibility of recommending the brake override system to all manufacturers of automobiles,” [U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Ray ] LaHood said in his testimony in front of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. The committee is probing the recent  Toyota recalls in Washington, D.C….

The system under consideration allows the driver to override the accelerator by returning the engine to idle if both the gas and brake pedals are being pressed at the same time, thus preventing unintended acceleration…

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