Most modern cars accelerate, brake and shift gears using pedals, and that has created some noted disadvantages that come naturally. Although installing a jet style throttle into your automobile would be totally awesome, there has not been a fantastic deal of variation on the theme of separate accelerator and brake pedals. This can pose issues, as a person who jams a foot down in an emergency can hit the gas rather than the brakes, which can cause accidents, even fatalities. Masuyuki Naruse set out to try something else.
Brakes and Gas no longer in individual pedals using the naruse pedal
Masuyuki Naruse had two incidents where he accidentally hit the gas instead of the brakes. Naruse (pronounced Na-ru-say) decided that there had to be a better way, as outlined by the New York Times. He thought that a single pedal would be better than the dual pedal system. So he started work on a pedal that could accelerate and brake without the potential mistake. He went into his workshop for making it happen. He came up with a prototype by 1991.
Toyota takes a look
The pedal is for acceleration and braking. But not quite like the usual pedals. To brake, you push your foot down normally. The gas is a lever, which you move with your foot side to side. Just move your foot to the right to speed up. Braking hasn’t changed. Toyota got one about 10 years ago. They didn’t determine to buy it. It isn’t the very first time somebody has thought of it. Currently, a comparable prototype is being tested in Sweden, invented by one Sven Gustafsson.
That addresses an actual concern
There is a real danger to dual pedals. In Japan, the Institute for Traffic Accident Research and Data Analysis observed 6,700 accidents, 9,500 injuries and 37 deaths from stomping on the wrong pedal in emergencies. Richard A. Schmidt found that in emergencies, neuromuscular processes are disrupted and can cause individuals to forget which pedal is which. Naruse pedals are certified as street lawful for 130 vehicles, and Naruse invited Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota to test the pedal himself, but Toyoda did not accept.
Further reading
NY Times
nytimes.com/2010/08/04/business/global/04pedal.html?pagewanted=2 and _r=1
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