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Amy Klobuchar: “In order for this accident to have occurred as a result of unintended acceleration, there would have to be a…”

On the recordMarch 1, 2010
In order for this accident to have occurred as a result of unintended acceleration, there would have to be a simultaneous failure of two totally independent systems, namely the brake and throttle systems.
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Amy Klobuchar
Democratic · Minnesota

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Klobuchar discusses the complexity of unintended acceleration in vehicles.

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