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Originally Posted by intakexhaust
Same reason why I hated CBS 60 Minutes-
Ed Bradley’s 17 minute “investigative report” aired on November 23, 1986. Between interviews of the teary-eyed “victims” (drivers) of unintended acceleration swearing their feet were on the brake pedal, CBS showed a clip of a driverless Audi lurching forward on its own.
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I remember sitting in my parents living room watching a special CBS 60 minutes investigative report about how all Jeep CJs at the time were severely top heavy, and how easy it was to tip one over while avoiding something in the road ahead of you. I also remember seeing the remote control steering device that cranked the wheel hard over at speed, and kept it there until the Jeep rolled....Even to my 10 year old eyes, this seemed suspect as no rational person would crank the wheel and keep it there. My Mother, on the other hand, took this as the word of God, and to this day hates all Jeeps, and refused to let my brother or I to own one.
When I got married, my wife had a really nice CJ-7 that we drove everywhere for the next few years (Mom hated it and worried excessively), and I never even lifted one tire off the ground while cornering spiritedly.