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Is the Tesla Model S Pedal Placement A Safety Hazard?

Posted by samzenpus on from the keep-stomping dept.

cartechboy (2660665) writes "When things go wrong with the Tesla Model S electric car, its very loyal--and opinionated--owners usually speak up. And that's just what David Noland has done. An incident in which his Model S didn't stop when he pressed the brake pedal scared him--and got him investigating. He measured pedal spacing on 22 different new cars at dealers--and his analysis suggests that the Tesla pedal setup may be causing what aviation analysts call a 'design-induced pilot error'. And pedal design, as Toyota just learned to the tune of $1.2 billion, is very important indeed in preventing accidents."

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  1. Don't blame others for user error. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Size 13 winter boots. Brake pedal and gas aren't "as far" apart as other cars.

    User Error != Manufacturer Defect

    1. Re:Don't blame others for user error. by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I think I know the context of my own comment.

      But you don't, and therefore you said something amazingly stupid.

      Good job trying to tell me what I'm saying though.

      No, I know precisely what you're trying to say. You're trying to say that you're an asshole and a pedant who will willfully ignore what the prior poster was trying to say so that you can put them down so that you can feel good about yourself. You're therefore a bully, therefore a shitheel. And I am saying this not to make myself feel better, but to make you feel worse, in the hopes that you'll go throw yourself off of something tall. Or at least consider your next comment before you hit submit.

      --
      "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  2. Tesla by sexconker · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Hey look, some idiot hit the gas pedal instead of the brake pedal and it's "news" because it was a Tesla.