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Did Toyota Prius Driver Fake Unintended

Aol Autos -- Did the driver of a runaway Toyota Prius in San Diego tell the truth when he said his accelerator pedal stuck earlier this week? New evidence is calling the driver's credibility into question, although the real answer will not be entirely clear until Toyota and the NHTSA announce the results of their investigation. Details about the driver, James Sikes, leave many wondering if he had ulterior motives for his claims.

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Submitted Mar 12, 2010 By: LostToo

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chemist74 Champion Author Cleveland Posts:9,653 Points:1,648,935 Joined:Apr 2005	Message Posted: Mar 13, 2010 8:50:49 AM Ignore chemist74 Report Abuse This is just another aspect of the acceleration problem. In almost every case, there is no hard evidence of what occurred - just the claim of the driver. In most cases it could be a mechanical/electronics problem, an accident (pressing on the gas instead of the brake) or fraud. So far, we just can not prove which it is in any individual case.
ops3 Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:1,229 Points:737,025 Joined:Dec 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 8:32:20 PM Ignore ops3 Report Abuse Looks like the Toyota disinformation specialists are out in force!
SpaceAce5 Veteran Author South Dakota Posts:300 Points:66,245 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:32:34 PM Ignore SpaceAce5 Report Abuse IF he faked it, hit him with everything you got.
alterman156 Champion Author New York Posts:2,300 Points:543,525 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 7:00:22 PM Ignore alterman156 Report Abuse I don't think that the driver of the runaway Toyota Prius in Harrison, NY fake the unintended acceleration incident in her case. Now an engineer from Toyota is going to probe the cause of the crash. [Edited by: alterman156 at 3/12/2010 7:01:12 PM EST]
ashishpa All-Star Author St. Louis Posts:554 Points:130,145 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:21:14 PM Ignore ashishpa Report Abuse This is totally fake. Everyone wants a pie out of toyota :)
PathfinderSC Champion Author South Carolina Posts:4,370 Points:820,175 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 6:19:29 PM Ignore PathfinderSC Report Abuse There is so much of this going on today.
CiVX Champion Author Oakland Posts:2,902 Points:493,210 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 5:21:57 PM Ignore CiVX Report Abuse Did he have a baloon and a little lost boy?
BurntOrange Champion Author Austin Posts:2,294 Points:578,240 Joined:Nov 2007	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 4:05:31 PM Ignore BurntOrange Report Abuse At the very least, he will now appear on Leno and Letterman.
Gassed01 Champion Author Toronto Posts:1,616 Points:816,225 Joined:Jan 2006	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 3:49:09 PM Ignore Gassed01 Report Abuse You have to wonder if some of these events are fake. Human nature what it is, guarantees that some are fake.
mmproteus Veteran Author Ohio Posts:271 Points:366,990 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 3:42:56 PM Ignore mmproteus Report Abuse If it was me I'd rather people think I faked it. Otherwise they would think I was a total moron. I mean what a great quote: "At least thanks to me people know how to put a moving Prius into neutral." Umm... I think most drivers already know how to put a car into neutral, jackass.
CruisinLinda Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:6,275 Points:1,259,830 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 3:14:04 PM Ignore CruisinLinda Report Abuse Getting $20k for the car doesn't seem worth risking life and the car, even for someone in debt. Reputable news organizations usually don't pay for interviews. Now he has a 2008 Prius wth fried brakes. Maybe he was frozen with fright and unable to shift to neutral. Still, there have not been throttle problems with more than 99 per cent of Prius models
orestroker All-Star Author Portland Posts:618 Points:677,005 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 3:00:02 PM Ignore orestroker Report Abuse This little nugget of information just further muddies the water on the issue.
OHMS Champion Author Orange County Posts:7,786 Points:873,885 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Mar 12, 2010 2:37:01 PM Ignore OHMS Report Abuse yes, most likely; now he;ll be on the same magazine as the octuplets and balloon boy parents.