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Ralph Nader, Consumer Crusader (Throwback)
Part 3. We the Consumer.
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Ralph Nader, Consumer Crusader (Throwback)
We reached out to General Motors for comment on this episode, but did not receive a response.
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Ralph Nader, Consumer Crusader (Throwback)
Part 1. Life is a highway.
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Ralph Nader, Consumer Crusader (Throwback)
Mrs. Perrini's vehicle was traveling about 35 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone.
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Ralph Nader, Consumer Crusader (Throwback)
And then, all of a sudden, the vehicle made a sharp cut to the left and swerved over.
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Ralph Nader, Consumer Crusader (Throwback)
He rushed over to the wreck and saw an arm with a wedding band and wristwatch lying on the ground. Miss Perini was very calm, only saying that something went wrong with my steering.
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Ralph Nader, Consumer Crusader (Throwback)
The tragedy was overwhelmingly the fault of cutting corners to shave costs. This happens all the time in the automobile industry. What was there for General Motors to say?