Posts Tagged ‘brakes’
America hits the brakes on health care spending (AP)
AP – Is health-care relief finally in sight? Health spending stabilized as a share of the nation’s economy in 2010 after two back-to-back years of historically low growth, the government reported Monday.
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Bay puts brakes on Subway Series sweep, 3-2
It took until the very end of this three-game installment of the Subway Series for the Mets to finally get some satisfaction. About everything that could have gone wrong did until the Mets tied the game in the ninth inning against Yankees closer Mariano Rivera and then won it in the 10th on a Jason Bay single.
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Woman nearly crushed by train, but motorman slams brakes just in time
An eagle-eyed motorman saved a straphanger from almost certain death when he slammed the brakes on a 370-ton train – missing by mere seconds a woman who had fallen on the tracks.
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Feds: Brakes weren’t applied on crashed NY Prius (AP)
AP – Computer data from a Toyota Prius that crashed in suburban New York City show that at the time of the accident the throttle was open and the driver was not applying the brakes, U.S. safety officials said Thursday.
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Runaway Prius driver: Brakes were ‘almost burned’ (AP)
AP – Before he called 911, James Sikes says he reached down with his hand to loosen the “stuck” accelerator on his 2008 Toyota Prius, his other hand on the steering wheel. The pedal didn’t move.
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Toyota recalling Prius in Japan for brakes (AP)
AP – Toyota is recalling about 170,000 Prius hybrid cars in Japan for braking problems and will soon disclose its global plans for a fix as the automaker scrambles to repair damage to its reputation from a spate of safety problems.
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Toyota woes mount as gov’t examines Prius brakes (AP)
AP – Toyota faced mounting pressure Thursday as the government opened a probe of brake problems with the Prius, a crown jewel of its lineup. The beleaguered automaker said it was “too soon” to decide whether to add the hybrid to the millions of cars it has recalled.
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