A stunning variety of folks confuse the accelerator with the brake, and it normally ends badly.

That’s actually the case this time round as a Toyota Yaris in Vietnam was concerned in a crash after its driver reportedly blended up the 2 pedals.

As you may see within the video, the motive force was apparently parking or leaving a parking spot alongside the curb. No matter what they had been doing, they hit the accelerator whereas in reverse and this despatched the automobile backwards.

As a substitute of hitting the brake, they apparently stored their foot on the accelerator and crashed right into a handful of two-wheelers. The incident lastly ends after the Yaris hit a tree and got here to a cease.

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Nobody was injured within the crash, but it surely might have been a lot worse because the car narrowly averted hitting a pedestrian in addition to a lady who was bagging groceries together with her again turned. Apparently, the pedestrian barely reacted as they merely moved their arm out of the best way on the final second. Nevertheless, after the hazard had handed, they began operating.

After all, this driver is way from alone in complicated the 2 pedals as we’ve seen numerous different incidents over time. To assist counter the issue, Toyota launched an upgraded Pedal Misapplication Acceleration Control System in Japan final 12 months.

The system detects when a driver “quickly and strongly” pushes down on the accelerator, considering they’re slamming on the brakes. Whereas it doesn’t deliver the car to a cease, the system suppresses acceleration and offers drivers with audible and visible warnings telling them to hit the brakes.