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Toyota Recalls and the Dept of Transportation

by L J Furman on February 10, 2010

“Safety is our No. 1 priority when it comes to planes, trains and automobiles,” said Dept. of Transportation Secretary, Ray LaHood, in his interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC News 2/10/10. Secretary LaHood also said, "I've been in this job a little over a year. On my watch,  we have not been asleep at the [...]

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Toyota Recall: Instructions and Observations

by L J Furman on February 4, 2010

If your car is accelerating out of control, whether it's a Toyota, a BMW, or any car, Put your foot on the brake – and press the brake with a steady pressure. Put the car in Neutral. (Just like manual tranmissions, automatic transmissions have a “Neutral” setting. You shouldn't drive if you don't know this.) [...]

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Tipping Point for Gas?

by L J Furman on May 27, 2008

Peter Gosselin, writing in the Business Section of LA Times, Saturday, May 24, 2008, writes that Ford, GM, and Chrysler are in serious trouble because of the price of gasoline. He quotes Robert DiClemente, chief U. S. economist at Citigroup in New York "The economic outlook has been taken hostage by the relentless surge in [...]

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