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Release of Toyota Documents Blocked, Ex-Official Says

Wall Street Journal -- DETROIT—Senior officials at the U.S. Department of Transportation have at least temporarily blocked the release of findings by auto-safety regulators that could favor Toyota Motor Corp. in some crashes related to unintended acceleration, according to a recently retired agency official.

George Person, who retired July 3 after 27 years at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said in an interview that the decision to not go public with the data for now was made over the objections of some officials at NHTSA.

"The information was compiled. The report was finished and submitted," Mr. Person said. "When I asked why it hadn't been published, I was told that the secretary's office didn't want to release it," he added, referring to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

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Submitted Jul 31, 2010 By: CA_Jones

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Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:32,166 Points:1,299,290 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2010 11:10:33 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse Should have been sent to WIKILEAKS.
baddog58 All-Star Author Texas Posts:986 Points:430,175 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Aug 2, 2010 12:01:23 PM Ignore baddog58 Report Abuse I personally think Toyota got a bad rap...the same thing has been reported in other makes of cars but no big deal was made of those. My wife stepped on the accelerator instead of the brakes at night and hit a tree in our Honda. Of course, our government seems to muck things up; LaHood is saying what Obama wants us to hear. But is his statement full of truths, half-truths or lies? Does George Person really know what he is talking about? With this administration's history, I tend to believe Person.
DrCashFlow Champion Author Massachusetts Posts:2,460 Points:697,345 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 11:58:27 PM Ignore DrCashFlow Report Abuse no surprise there.
remay Champion Author Houston Posts:2,247 Points:1,158,890 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 9:16:58 PM Ignore remay Report Abuse "...he believes Transportation Department officials are "sitting on" this data because it could revive criticism that NHTSA is too close to the auto maker and has not looked hard enough for electrical flaws in Toyota vehicles" Yep, looks like it is becoming a witch hunt...
genef01 Champion Author Nashville Posts:2,185 Points:704,205 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 8:18:20 PM Ignore genef01 Report Abuse Business as usual.
Sneakers55 Champion Author Houston Posts:32,166 Points:1,299,290 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 3:33:47 PM Ignore Sneakers55 Report Abuse Huskersed wrote: >Toyota must have really good lobbyists Why would Toyota's lobbyists want a report favorable to Toyota blocked at NHTSA? That doesn't make any sense at all. What would make sense is for the Government Motors lobbyists to want to quash anything positive about Toyota. And don't forget the influence of the Big Unions. [Edited by: Sneakers55 at 8/1/2010 3:34:43 PM EST]
52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:2,340 Points:774,035 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 1:23:08 AM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse Gee we cant trust our government. What a surprise.
ifallsguy Champion Author Minnesota Posts:2,748 Points:760,750 Joined:Apr 2007	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 1:22:11 AM Ignore ifallsguy Report Abuse dollars for doughnuts and you keep your secrets
Huskersed All-Star Author Atlanta Posts:514 Points:265,760 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Aug 1, 2010 12:10:06 AM Ignore Huskersed Report Abuse Toyota must have really good lobbyists
realtorguzzler Veteran Author Florida Posts:310 Points:58,750 Joined:Jun 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 11:03:37 PM Ignore realtorguzzler Report Abuse Politics.
graceman Champion Author Baltimore Posts:1,288 Points:431,700 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 10:54:19 PM Ignore graceman Report Abuse More government cover up
POLELANE Champion Author Ohio Posts:6,342 Points:722,245 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 6:57:48 PM Ignore POLELANE Report Abuse Just another hundred days and there will be many more "Ex-Officials"
Long_gone Champion Author Chicago Posts:1,083 Points:170,750 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jul 31, 2010 6:33:29 PM Ignore Long_gone Report Abuse ...and why would they want to do this?