Remember all the TV news hoopla about Toyotas speeding out of control, not stopping?
Turns out most of those cases were people stomping on the gas, not the brake. Sometimes humans get confused by the whole "two-pedal" situation, and screw up. I've done it once myself, in the middle of a crash where I was rear-ended. Luckily, since I drive a stick, I floored the clutch along with the gas, and the car just rolled without speeding up.
The article linked above mentions inventors trying to redesign the whole pedal system for cars in a way that removes this possible hazard. I hope they figure something out, but the things they describe seem awkward and unlikely to catch on.
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