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Sure, they say you can turn it off, but knowing how cars generally work with features like this is that it would require a service call probably.

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.