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* 10 Tips for Writing Web Copy - 1 messages, 1 author
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TOPIC: 10 Tips for Writing Web Copy
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos/t/d7dc34dc342d7798?hl=en
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Date: Tues, Dec 1 2009 4:20 am
From: Super Income
One of the most important aspects of a website today is the webcopy -
sometimes called the sales letter.
In days gone bye, banners and graphics were all important but now it's
the words that do the selling.
This short article will give you some pointers about writing good
webcopy.
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TOPIC: Toyota Report Inconclusive
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos/t/8c30cdc71093e47e?hl=en
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Sun, Dec 6 2009 5:39 am
From: PerfectReign
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-fi-toyota-
recall6-2009dec06,0,2913588.story
Report inconclusive on floor mat's role in fatal Toyota crash
Investigators say the mat may have trapped the accelerator but other
factors, like electronic or mechanical problems, couldn't be ruled out in
the collision that killed a CHP officer and three others.
By Ralph Vartabedian and Ken Bensinger
December 6, 2009
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The high-speed crash of a Lexus ES 350 that killed an off-duty California
Highway Patrol officer and his family Aug. 28 may have been caused by the
car's accelerator pedal becoming trapped by a rubber floor mat, but a
range of other possible electronic or mechanical problems could not be
ruled out, investigators for the San Diego County Sheriff's Department
have found.
The crash, which killed CHP Officer Mark Saylor, his wife, daughter and
brother-in-law, has led to the recall of more than 4.2 million Toyota and
Lexus vehicles to fix what federal safety regulators have called "a very
dangerous problem" involving the amount of clearance between the gas
pedal and the rubber floor mats.
But the inquiry leaves open a number of questions about the cause of the
accident and the role floor mats have played in more than 1,000 reported
acceleration events across the nation in the last eight years. The
investigators' 61-page report also raises the possibility the Saylor
crash was preventable.
An employee at Bob Baker Lexus in El Cajon, which lent the ES 350 to
Saylor when he brought in his own Lexus for servicing, had been warned
about the problem three days before the crash by another customer who had
a sudden-acceleration problem in the same car, the report found.
Frank Bernard, a San Diego County resident, told investigators that the
vehicle had accelerated to 80 to 85 mph when the gas pedal had become
jammed by the floor mat, the report said. He recalled that he told a
receptionist at the dealership about the occurrence, though whether that
warning was passed on to others there was unclear.
The receptionist at first said she had no recollection of being alerted
to the problem, but in a later interview at a coffee shop said she
recalled such a warning. She said she passed it on to a "detailer" at the
dealership, but he said he could not remember being told about it.
"The family has been struggling with the fact that they not only lost
loved ones in the accident, but it was avoidable," said Timothy
Pestotnik, an attorney representing families of Saylor and his wife,
Cleofe Saylor, who released the accident report. "The car was put back on
the road with our client after the problem had been reported to the
dealership."
The Saylor family was on the way to their daughter's soccer activity, the
report says, when witnesses on the 125 Freeway noticed the car having
trouble, moving slowly on the shoulder and then accelerating to a "white
blur" as it sped toward Mission Gorge Road in Santee.
When it reached the intersection, it rammed a Ford Explorer and went
airborne into an embankment, spraying auto parts into a debris field 80
feet in diameter, the report said. Two occupants of the Ford were not
badly hurt.
The report found that all the rubber floor mats in the ES 350 loaner were
made for a Lexus RX 400, but did not say how or why the wrong mats were
installed.
The document quoted Bob Baker Lexus Vice President David Ezratty as
saying the dealership would not put the wrong mats in its loaners.
Dealership representatives could not be reached for comment on the report.
When Toyota Motors recalled 4.2 million vehicles in September, it said
there was the potential for accelerator pedals becoming trapped by floor
mats, not necessarily the wrong floor mats.
And in the key finding about the cause of the Saylor crash, the sheriff's
report hedged its conclusion, saying, "There is an indication [the
incorrect floor mat] may have caused a sudden acceleration event."
Investigators cited two associated factors, the lack of a key that could
readily turn off the engine and brakes that "failed" because of prolonged
heavy braking.
But the report further hedged it findings, saying: "Due to the
catastrophic damage . . . other avenues of unintended acceleration could
not be explored. Beyond the all-weather floor mat, other and/or
additional factors causing a sudden acceleration event (re: electrical,
mechanical or computer generated) should not be ruled out."
The report noted that investigators were not able to extract key
information from the car's "event data recorder," a black box that can
record a vehicle's speed and other information in the seconds before a
crash.
The document said the box would be given to Toyota technicians to see if
they could access the data.
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== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Sun, Dec 6 2009 4:17 pm
From: George Orwell
Every car sold should be mandated by law to be equipped with a
"kill switch." Motorcycles have this safety feature, so why not
cars? Turning the ignition switch is not an option because it
locks the steering wheel. In fact, many cars no longer have an
ignition switch to turn, even if it was possible to do so and
stop a runaway. A good config for a kill switch is a big red
button marked "PUSH TO KILL POWER." Power steering and power
brakes must continue to function as the car coasts down.
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== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Sun, Dec 6 2009 4:50 pm
From: dr_jeff
George Orwell wrote:
> Every car sold should be mandated by law to be equipped with a
> "kill switch." Motorcycles have this safety feature, so why not
> cars? Turning the ignition switch is not an option because it
> locks the steering wheel. In fact, many cars no longer have an
> ignition switch to turn, even if it was possible to do so and
> stop a runaway. A good config for a kill switch is a big red
> button marked "PUSH TO KILL POWER." Power steering and power
> brakes must continue to function as the car coasts down.
In most cars, the power steering and power brakes require the engine to
work. You can still steer and brake, but it will be hard.
Having this feature may make the cars more dangerous, not safer. It
would really require well-designed studies, involving computer
simulations, test cars and follow-up studies of real-world data to
determine if we're better off with or without the kill switch.
And even if cars have kill switches, I am not sure people would use them
in an emergency.
Another option is instead of a kill switch, a power disengage which
causes the engine to idle and puts the car into neutral or automatically
slows the car down.
At any rate, the cost may be more than the benefit.
It's a good idea, but one that could (probably should be) be tested
before being implemented.
Jeff
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== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Sun, Dec 6 2009 5:42 pm
From: "Michael Golden"
George Orwell wrote:
> Every car sold should be mandated by law to be equipped with a
> "kill switch." Motorcycles have this safety feature, so why not
> cars?
Just what we need - more Federal laws.
> Turning the ignition switch is not an option because it
> locks the steering wheel. In fact, many cars no longer have an
> ignition switch to turn, even if it was possible to do so and
> stop a runaway. A good config for a kill switch is a big red
> button marked "PUSH TO KILL POWER." Power steering and power
> brakes must continue to function as the car coasts down.
Every car I've ever driven requires the key to be physically removed
from the lock before the steering wheel will lock.
== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Sun, Dec 6 2009 5:57 pm
From: dr_jeff
Michael Golden wrote:
> George Orwell wrote:
>
>> Every car sold should be mandated by law to be equipped with a
>> "kill switch." Motorcycles have this safety feature, so why not
>> cars?
>
> Just what we need - more Federal laws.
>
>> Turning the ignition switch is not an option because it
>> locks the steering wheel. In fact, many cars no longer have an
>> ignition switch to turn, even if it was possible to do so and
>> stop a runaway. A good config for a kill switch is a big red
>> button marked "PUSH TO KILL POWER." Power steering and power
>> brakes must continue to function as the car coasts down.
>
> Every car I've ever driven requires the key to be physically removed
> from the lock before the steering wheel will lock.
That's not true about the cars I've owned. But, I think there is a
position where the steering wheel turns and the engine is off.
Regardless, if one puts the car in neutral, he will have power steering,
power brakes and an unlocked steering wheel. This is probably the best
option. A blown-up engine is better than a crashed person(s).
Jeff
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