Cars gone wild: the major contributor to unintended acceleration in automobiles is pedal error

Unintended-acceleration automobile accidents typically begin when the driver first enters the car, starts the engine, and intends to press his/her right foot on the brake while shifting from Park to a drive gear (Drive or Reverse). The driver reports an unintended (uncommanded) full-throttle accele...

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Main Authors: Richard A. eSchmidt, Douglas eYoung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2010-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00209/full