Bad Brake: Ford Trucks--Deadly When Parked
I intended to read this book in several sittings. Instead, I went through its gripping narrative in one sitting. If you want to read one book about a product defect under trial with such inside access about what it takes to achieve a measure of justice from a strenuously resisting giant corporation, Bad Brake is the one. Ralph Nader, Author of Unsafe at Any Speed I loved this book. It gave me a warm feeling to read it. Imagine a place where justice prevails for consumers. That’s the Promised Land! Ann Brown, former chair, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Suddenly, mysteriously, and anywhere at any time, a Ford truck parked on an incline would roll away on its own. At first, the consequences were minor—a dented bumper, a dinged garage door. But one day, at a secluded cabin in rural Pennsylvania, a Ford F-150 pickup rolled toward a crawling baby. Its rear tire caught his tiny arm, pinning him in place, then rolled over his head. A year later, and with