A One Pedal Car!

[kevinday]

Saw this on CNN.com this morning:

http://europe.cnn.com/2002/TECH/03/22/one.pedal.car/index.html

The mind boggles! What happens if I want to brake gently - the car would probably accelerate, but I suppose this would be OK because I would then need to brake hard and the system would respond

[thom]

quote:you will gain a lot of reaction time

The guy is pretty confident...I'm looking forward to seeing that demonstrated

[smeagol]

Oh dear, both pedals can be used hard and soft depending on the driving. Eg lightly scrubbing speed prior to a corner, then balancing the throttle through the corner. How does the car know which I want? The pressure and foot movement is the same. He also states its down to people using their heel more for braking. Certainly the last car I had if you did that you immediatly locked the brakes I used toes and the heel never left the floor. (heel toe?)

I think this system will only work on standard cars rather than sports. I know I would feel that more control was being lost.

[Fatboy]

What's wrong with heeling and toeing of you can't be arsed to move your feet? (Assuming you don't have size 12 clodhoppers like yours truly - makes it a bit tricky in most cars I've tried )

[Neil Menzies]

quote:If you straighten your leg and press down with your heel, the car will break.

I bet it will. That's where brakes are supposed to come in...