Re:A case study of Toyota unintended acceleration and softwa...
by DakotaR on Monday May 02, 2022 @12:33PM
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Besides driving manual on hills, I've had to use both feet to creep up oil change ramps.
Re:A case study of Toyota unintended acceleration and softwa...
by throwaway0a5e on Monday May 02, 2022 @02:08PM
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Or the "drive one way, hold brake, put it in the other gear, add some gas, release brake" trick for getting mildly stuck vehicles unstuck.
Re:A case study of Toyota unintended acceleration and softwa...
by cameronh90 on Monday May 02, 2022 @12:55PM
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That's what the handbrake is for.
Re:A case study of Toyota unintended acceleration and softwa...
by DakotaR on Saturday May 14, 2022 @03:23AM
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I hate that technique, maybe it's a motorcycle instinct to use the foot brake for finer control. But more importantly, the Mercedes I had to two-foot up onto the ramps didn't have a handbrake. My current car has hill assist but I still have to use two feet for backing up sharp hills.
There are vastly more people who are just bad drivers who use both feet like this out of poor skills or bad habit. Afaik this was the main cause of "unintended acceleration" with panicked drivers.