Originally posted by Tanner
Rewind the clock when the Audi 5000S was around in the late 80s.

It was really the placement of the brake and gas together but not the space between that caused drivers to mistaken the gas pedal for the brake then the car would "drive off madly" while the driver swore he/she had the foot flat on the brakes.
I still say it's bad driving and error on the drivers part.
LEARN where the pedals are and what they do.

Besides, even if you accidently hit the gas instead of the brake, simply quickly REMOVE your foot and hit the brake! Uh, that would be the OTHER pedal, the one you missed the first time.