The quote below was taken from a story about the serious issues Toyota seems to have with its jamming accelerators.
Some owners of recalled Toyotas are now saying they are afraid to drive them. “I live only a half mile from the office and I drive there,” said Elaine Byrnes, a Camry owner in Los Angeles. “If I had to go farther, I wouldn’t consider it.”
I lived in California for a year. So, I know what sort of attitude Americans have towards their cars but this was too much – definitely too much.
The story unfolded like this in my mind:
Some owners of recalled Toyotas are now saying they are afraid to drive them.
“Yes, that’s understandable. Toyota really has a problem. But what do you do? You depend on your cars, don’t you.”
“I live only a half mile from the office…”
“Ohh, well, then there’s no problem, is there? You could walk or take the bike.”
I even did the math quickly: an average adult walks about 5km (3.1 miles) in an hour. Hence, a half mile takes you a little over 10 minutes.
“…and I drive there,” said Elaine Byrnes, a Camry owner in Los Angeles.
“Seriously? What a waste!”
“If I had to go farther, I wouldn’t consider it.”
“What? That reasoning makes no sense at all. That most certainly qualifies for being one of the dumbest justifications for someones actions I’ve heard in a long while.”
As much as I love America, stories like this make me wonder if this planet has a future.
i do believe that the african- american race do love their cars more than they love theirselves. it is obvious from the crazy paint jobs and all the money they invest into the cars and they do this evenif their house is falling apart, they neglect bills just so that they can have a FLY looking car. yes they love their cars more than they lovethemselves and anyone else.