Comments on: Let Toyota fix their cars already!

By: Robin B.

Robin B. — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:17:30 +0000

This was nothing more than a chance to beat on their chests and act like the give a care as they berated, chastised and tried to humiliate Mr. Toyota. I agree with you Linda on this not being a matter for congress and I personally think that a lot of those sitting there were only there becasue of their campaign contributors (UAW & trial lawyers).

As to the seatbelt debate – I oppose the govt mandating I wear the darn thing. Not wearing one saved my little sister’s life. Wearing seatbelts killed my cousin and her 2 children, ages 9 & 12 (her husband who wasn’t wearing one walked away). To wear or not wear, that should be my decision to make.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:31:48 +0000

Hey Tom…the rally is off for the 5th. We’re going to plan a big one for later in the year when more people are around. Are you in?

By: T.Matos

T.Matos — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:44:13 +0000

We all know that seat belts can be an asset. As a former cop I’ve seen seat belts save lives. I’ve also seen the lack of a seat belt save lives by allowing the occupant to be expelled from the car before it plunged 70 feet into a ravine. I saw an old woman with my own eyes get thrown out of the infamous “Bronco II” and over a guard rail at high speed. Not one scratch! The driver was wearing her seat belt and was crushed like an accordion when the roof became one with her seat. Seat belts do work, but who gets the bill when they don’t? The seat belt is so ineffective that it needs an air bag to make up for It’s short comings. It holds your body in place as your C-1 vertebrae is dislocated as your head snaps forward. It’s cheaper to pay for a death in a lawsuit than a disabling injury. Case in point;
If an air liner is to make a crash landing, they make all the passengers put on their “lap belt” and bend forward, and put their hands behind their head. Huh! This is basically the position I made people take when I arrested them. Anyhoo, if the impact is hard enough, the seats come unlodged, or the person is violently thrown forward, thereby breaking the neck by smashing their heads on the seat in front of them.
The airline just pays out a smaller fee out of court because there is no testimonies from permanently disabled fliers. They’re all dead!
Hey kids, today we’re going to learn how to make fluoride popsicles! Disregard the poison warning on the tube of toothpaste…It’s all good!

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:30:10 +0000

Mike doesn’t see the truth in his facetiousness. No one should be required to carry any kind of insurance. Of course, those who choose not to be insured cannot subsequently whine when they suffer a loss. But it is a choice and should remain one.

By: Linda

Linda — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:51:46 +0000

Toyota was already addressing the problem, because the free market requires that they do so. People don’t want unsafe cars. Toyota knows that. Government regulation is unnecessary and their overbearing interventions do not make us safer…just poorer.
Government caring about their citizens usually translates to controlling them. Seatbelts are wonderful, and I’m glad we have them. When government requires us to wear them, it’s not OK.

My dad pulled a woman from a wreck and discovered that her seatbelt had lacerated her hip down to the bone. Shouldn’t she have been permitted to choose what kind of injury to suffer?

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:22:49 +0000

Drive your toyota then. Why should the government care about their citizens? If we all start dying then good for us. Stupid seatbelts, they make cars cost more. Ever hear of insurance? Who pays when people get in accidents? Insurance holders. Hey, I’ve got an idea, let’s get rid of the requirement for car insurance too. It’s expensive, and not everyone who drives gets in accidents.