http://www.switched.com/2008/08/05/green-nissan-pedal-pushes-back-when-drivers-accelerate-too-muc/ Switched Comments for 'Green' Nissan Pedal Pushes Back When Drivers Accelerate Too Much http://www.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.switched.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/05/green-nissan-pedal-pushes-back-when-drivers-accelerate-too-muc/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/05/green-nissan-pedal-pushes-back-when-drivers-accelerate-too-muc/Aug 5th 2008 6:12PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/08/05/green-nissan-pedal-pushes-back-when-drivers-accelerate-too-muc/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/05/green-nissan-pedal-pushes-back-when-drivers-accelerate-too-muc/
Not to mention, imagine you are in a situation where you NEED to accellerate, and then, when you aren't ready, your pedal pushes back at you, slowing you down. This could be almost dangerous. Please note, though, that this is worst-case scenario. ]]>Aug 5th 2008 6:22PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/08/05/green-nissan-pedal-pushes-back-when-drivers-accelerate-too-muc/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/05/green-nissan-pedal-pushes-back-when-drivers-accelerate-too-muc/
This is as stupid as having the car lock the doors when you start driving. If my car has power locks and I get into an accident, the last thing I need them to have trouble doing is opening the doors.]]>Aug 6th 2008 9:50PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/08/05/green-nissan-pedal-pushes-back-when-drivers-accelerate-too-muc/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/05/green-nissan-pedal-pushes-back-when-drivers-accelerate-too-muc/Aug 6th 2008 6:28AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/08/05/green-nissan-pedal-pushes-back-when-drivers-accelerate-too-muc/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/05/green-nissan-pedal-pushes-back-when-drivers-accelerate-too-muc/If the road ahead is clear and you have cars on all sides, turning will just cause the accident.
In that case, only accelerating would avoid it. ]]>Aug 6th 2008 7:15AMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/08/05/green-nissan-pedal-pushes-back-when-drivers-accelerate-too-muc/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/05/green-nissan-pedal-pushes-back-when-drivers-accelerate-too-muc/
Also if you wanted to ram someone you wouldn't be able to reach as high a speed if you did had the pedal pusher-backer.

All other situations I don't see accelerating to escape danger, i.e. flat tire, speeding up?? car in front of you flat tire, acceleration? losing control of the car, what!? tornado, go faster! chicken, speed is your friend. going to be rear ended, doubt your reflexes won't let you react fast enough!

I've never heard to anyone speeding up to avoid an accident, brakes are your best bet.]]>Aug 6th 2008 5:44PMhttp://www.switched.com/2008/08/05/green-nissan-pedal-pushes-back-when-drivers-accelerate-too-muc/http://www.switched.com/2008/08/05/green-nissan-pedal-pushes-back-when-drivers-accelerate-too-muc/
Here's one way to reduce excessive acceleration: make the cars run on Diesel. They get better gas mileage with diesel, you can run them on vegetable oil also, plus the reduced acceleration from a stopped position would essentially do the same thing as this one would do.

For an unknown reason (other than taxation), Diesel costs more than unleaded gas even though you can make more gallons of diesel from a barrel than unleaded.

Stop making cars be nannies and let me decide how to drive. Imagine what happens if there's a bug in the programming and someone dies from the computer stopping acceleration. If I were to hit a gravel patch or a muddy section, the car will think it's in motion as the spedometer will increase and the tire will spin quickly. The car will push back and you'll pobably not be able to get your car out of the ditch unless the button were within reach of the driver.

If you're at a stop-light stopped and you see someone barrelling behind you and want to get out of the way quickly, you'll step on the gas. Oh, wait, your ECO pedal just saved you 3 cents in gas but now you have $3,000 worth of damage to your car plus medical expenses.

If it's an optional piece of equipment and someone decides to put it in their own car, fine. I never will because it's as stupid as the 3rd brake light. For that, I still think that they should put the 3rd brake light in the front of the car so that you know when the car behind you is slowing down and pedestrians know when a car is stopping or slowing.]]>Aug 6th 2008 10:02PM