Can someone explain why we don’t have a better design to prevent car pedal mixups? There have been so many accidents in my country with serious casualties.
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Funny how unimaginative people are and how easily many say change is stupid or too difficult. Pedals could be made with edges on the pedals like some race cars have, say a little wall on the right edge of the brake and the left of the throttle, so the foot doesn’t slide from one pedal to the other. People could learn to left foot brake, obviously easier for new drivers. Again, race car drivers brake with their left foot, then muscle memory will always have each foot on a single pedal.
Foot ware probably plays a large role in pedal mishaps. Sandals and flipflops etc. Crash your car,injure or kill someone because you want to look good in your not for driving kicks…
I remember a story of a kid crushed against a brick wall at bank because the got caught and the operator panicked in confusion and hit the gas.
Ultimately the operator.
Foot ware probably plays a large role in pedal mishaps. Sandals and flipflops etc. Crash your car,injure or kill someone because you want to look good in your not for driving kicks…
I remember a story of a kid crushed against a brick wall at bank because the got caught and the operator panicked in confusion and hit the gas.
Ultimately the operator.
Foot ware probably plays a large role in pedal mishaps. Sandals and flipflops etc. Crash your car,injure or kill someone because you want to look good in your not for driving kicks…
I remember a story of a kid crushed against a brick wall at bank because the got caught and the operator panicked in confusion and hit the gas.
Ultimately the operator.
Leaving aside all accessories, we have 3 to 4 essential driving inputs we need to be able to manage at all times to drive: steering, throttle, brake and, where applicable, clutch. Let’s just say gear changes don’t typically apply in a mixup scenario.
So we have 3-4 functions, of which throttle and brake are either/or inputs, unless we’re talking about very spirited driving. So, hands for steering, one foot for throttle or brake, one for clutch. The design doesn’t prevent from braking with left on automatics. Whatever change you make, it’s either minor or would imply switching one of the driving inputs over to the second hand, leaving only one to steer.
No matter what function you assign to which limb, you can’t bypass the need for the motor coordination to deal with 3+ independent activities, unless we’re talking about automation. If one mixes up foot position in panic, why wouldn’t they mix up pulling a lever with pushing it, for example?
Leaving aside all accessories, we have 3 to 4 essential driving inputs we need to be able to manage at all times to drive: steering, throttle, brake and, where applicable, clutch. Let’s just say gear changes don’t typically apply in a mixup scenario.
So we have 3-4 functions, of which throttle and brake are either/or inputs, unless we’re talking about very spirited driving. So, hands for steering, one foot for throttle or brake, one for clutch. The design doesn’t prevent from braking with left on automatics. Whatever change you make, it’s either minor or would imply switching one of the driving inputs over to the second hand, leaving only one to steer.
No matter what function you assign to which limb, you can’t bypass the need for the motor coordination to deal with 3+ independent activities, unless we’re talking about automation. If one mixes up foot position in panic, why wouldn’t they mix up pulling a lever with pushing it, for example?
Leaving aside all accessories, we have 3 to 4 essential driving inputs we need to be able to manage at all times to drive: steering, throttle, brake and, where applicable, clutch. Let’s just say gear changes don’t typically apply in a mixup scenario.
So we have 3-4 functions, of which throttle and brake are either/or inputs, unless we’re talking about very spirited driving. So, hands for steering, one foot for throttle or brake, one for clutch. The design doesn’t prevent from braking with left on automatics. Whatever change you make, it’s either minor or would imply switching one of the driving inputs over to the second hand, leaving only one to steer.
No matter what function you assign to which limb, you can’t bypass the need for the motor coordination to deal with 3+ independent activities, unless we’re talking about automation. If one mixes up foot position in panic, why wouldn’t they mix up pulling a lever with pushing it, for example?
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