The Toyota Debacle May In The Long Run Be One Of The Best Things That Happened For Automotive Consumer Safety Says Experienced Philadelphia Defective Products Lawyer
As a result of the recent Toyota safety debacle and the massive amount of publicity surrounding these events, the Obama Administration is considering mandating brake overriding crash recording technologies and considering new rules of design of automobiles, including sophisticated and advanced brake technology and black boxes that record crash data and are easily downloaded. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood stated, “We are looking at the possibility of recommending brake override systems to manufacturers of all automobiles.” The system under consideration would allow the driver to override the accelerator by returning to idle if both the gas and brake pedals are being pressed at the same time, thus preventing an unintended sudden acceleration. Senator John D. Rockefeller has also stated that new laws may be created to expand federal authority over automotive safety issues to ensure that another massive recall does not occur.
While mistakes commonly happen and unforeseen consequences happen in the automotive design industry, one thing is for certain that more teeth and government regulations will go a long way to reduce tragic consequences.
The experienced automobile product liability lawyers at Reiff & Bily are committed to promoting consumer safety.
