a reverse acelerator in case you fall asleep driving

[raaaid]

the problem now is obvious you fall asleep and you keep pressing the acelerator

so the solution:

a reverse acelerator you press with the TOP of your foot NOT THE BOTTOM

[Redroach]

A 'reverse accelerator' in a car normally calls itself 'brake'. Weird, isn't it?

[MikePXP]

Great idea, now I can use long drives to catch up on sleep.

[raaaid]

there are some complex solutions to this problems like this:

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-dr...ake-you-up.htm

the acelerator in my idea is OVER the foot and you RAISE the foot to accelerate, on this way when you fall asleep you just stop acelerating

[41Sqn_Banks]

Doesn't help, as you can fall asleep and keep pressing the throttle down.

[swiss]

You could also just stop and take a powernap.

[raaaid]

Originally Posted by 41Sqn_Banks

Doesn't help, as you can fall asleep and keep pressing the throttle down.

thats the trick you PULL the acelerator UP, since the acelerator IS OVER YOUR FOOT,so when you fall asleep you relax and stop pulling the acelerator with your foot

im sure if there were lorry drivers around they would apreciate this idea

[major_setback]

Originally Posted by raaaid

thats the trick you PULL the acelerator UP, since the acelerator IS OVER YOUR FOOT,so when you fall asleep you relax and stop pulling the acelerator with your foot

im sure if there were lorry drivers around they would apreciate this idea

It would ruin the top of your shoes, and your foot is more sensitive at the top. It would hurt.

Instead; An adjustment to your original idea: The accelerator works the same as it does today EXCEPT that the top part of the accelerator gives you maximum speed, and pressing all the way down gives the slowest speed. What could go wrong with that?

[Wolf_Rider]

Originally Posted by raaaid

the problem now is obvious you fall asleep and you keep pressing the acelerator

so the solution:

a reverse acelerator you press with the TOP of your foot NOT THE BOTTOM

still won't stop the vehicle pulling left (or to whichever side the drive wheel is on) though

[Fjordmonkey]

Originally Posted by raaaid

the problem now is obvious you fall asleep and you keep pressing the acelerator

so the solution:

a reverse acelerator you press with the TOP of your foot NOT THE BOTTOM

Wouldn't work ergonomically, as your lower leg is much stronger when it comes to extending your foot (i.e. pivoting your foot downwards) than it is pulling your toes upwards (pivoting your foot upwards). If you tried to drive a car that way, you would find the pain in your shins to be excruciating after a very short while. Humans are just not built for that sort of thing.

Besides, there's now systems in cars that will remind you that you should stop and sleep for a bit. Of course, no system is a match for human stupidity, which those that don't recognize that they SHOULD pull over and sleep for 20 minutes or so is a clear sign of.

Plus, as others have mentioned, you don't solve the problem of people veering left/right when they fall asleep, which is the real danger.