OBT Magazine http://ohaiyo-business-travel.com Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:13:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 Feds: Brakes weren’t applied on crashed NY Prius (AP) http://ohaiyo-business-travel.com/feds-brakes-werent-applied-on-crashed-ny-prius-ap/ http://ohaiyo-business-travel.com/feds-brakes-werent-applied-on-crashed-ny-prius-ap/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:35:13 +0000 ap/20100319/us_runaway_prius_ny A Toyota Prius is parked at the Harrison, New York police station waiting to be tested by Toyota personnel and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Wednesday, March 17, 2010. Toyota recalled more than 8 million cars because their gas pedals could become stuck or be snagged by floor mats. In addition, the government is looking into complaints from at least 60 Toyota drivers who say they got their cars fixed and still had problems.(AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)AP - Computer data from a Toyota Prius that crashed in suburban New York City show that at the time of the accident the throttle was open and the driver was not applying the brakes, U.S. safety officials said Thursday.


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