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It depends a lot on the positioning of the petals. There are some makes and models where it's rather easy to accidentally hit the wrong petal, is it's only an
by lief79 17y ago
It depends a lot on the positioning of the petals. There are some makes and models where it's rather easy to accidentally hit the wrong petal, is it's only an inch or so away from the right petal.
I tend to drive Toyotas, and their petal placement has not been problematic. My mom's Subaru makes it far easier to accidentally hit both petals, which I've managed to do once or twice.
- elblanco 17y agoIf the placements of the accelerator and brakes are too close , then perhaps that too is an engineering challenge...perhaps more of a user interface one than a "does it work" problem. But an interesting engineering challenge nonetheless. I've driven a few cars where I did notice the placement was a bit tight, but it just made me extra cautious. However, I could totally see accidentally hitting the wrong pedal if you wore the wrong shoes or panicked or something in those cars. I don't think the Toyota cars under discussion suffer from this design flaw.