On 2/18/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip>. While incidents were recorded with > almost all makes, they were most common with Audi, due apparently to > the close placement of accelerator and brake pedals and perhaps to a > large number of numb owners.
I agree with that, Paul. Pedal placement, stupid drivers who don't want to admit to their insurance companies that they made a mistake, and a third factor: A litigious society, contingency fees, and lawyers who will take anything to trial if they see dollar signs at the end of the road. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson