Quote Originally Posted by jut703 View Post
Perhaps rectified isn't the best term to use, since it implies that the first implementation was problematic. That's not my call to make, but obviously MMPC and Mitsu Japan don't consider it a design flaw (it's in their best interest to claim such). An independent testing committee should then validate this claim, but good luck getting DTI to do that.

Again going back to the cases we've seen so far, if you step on the brakes before changing from R to N to D or any combination of the 3, and you're attentive enough to notice whether it's the accelerator or brake pedal you're stepping on, it shouldn't be a problem. The SUA isn't just because of wrong gear placement, but because of pedal misapplication.

I remember a case wherein one guy rammed his Alterra into the service bay of one of our stations, killing a pregnant service crew. His first words? "The car suddenly accelerated". Of course, after reviewing the CCTV, the brakes didn't light up at all, indicating pedal misapplication. The family of the victim filed a case but they've settled out of court as far as I remember. The SUA claim of the driver held no water, since the Alterra isn't known as a SUA vehicle anyway. Montero SUA claims shouldn't be treated any differently, but because of social media hype, people are now easily concluding that it's the car's fault.

And as we've seen in the case of this white Montero, even when it's undoubtedly driver negligence, we still have people defending the driver and claiming that the brake lights went bad right when they switched drivers, then worked fine again right after bumping.


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Exactly my point. Andyan na ang evidence, kung ano ano pang sinasabi. Tindi talaga ng power of media