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At 7:05 p.m. on July 30, 2018, a Ms. Chen in Hangzhou drove a Mercedes-Benz ML350 at the intersection of Wenyi West Road in Hangzhou City, "throttle as a brake", in just 25 seconds, causing 5 deaths and 7 injuries.
At 15:32 on the afternoon of March 1, 2015, Miss Yang, a post-90s driver, drove a Mercedes-Benz old C-Class sedan at Shenzhen Airport to "brake on the accelerator", causing 9 deaths and 22 injuries.
Quite a few "throttle as brake" accidents could have been avoided, but the unusual design of car manufacturers and the panic of drivers led to the tragedy.
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Throttle as brake: Mercedes handbrake on the left side, co-pilot can not help!
In 2018, Hangzhou Mercedes-Benz ML350 "throttle as a brake", the passenger seat was someone;
In 2015, Shenzhen Airport Mercedes-Benz's old C-class "throttle as a brake", the passenger seat was manned.
Why does the "throttle as a brake" accident occur, and the person in the passenger seat can't help it?
Because the Mercedes handbrake is on the left side of the steering wheel.
Throttle as brake: pull electronic handbrake effective! Pulling the mechanical handbrake is ineffective!
Dongfeng Nissan "Throttle Mispression Correction System": solve the problem of "throttle as brake".
This system is through the sensor to perceive the external obstacles of the vehicle, if there are obstacles around the vehicle, the driver slammed on the accelerator, the vehicle will automatically brake, thus effectively avoiding the "throttle as the brake".
Wang Yinglai, an expert of the Consumer Protection Commission of Zhejiang Province, commented
How to avoid the vicious event of "throttle as brake"?
On the one hand, it is necessary to solve the problem of electronic handbrakes on the left side of the steering wheel of individual car brands, on the other hand, can the "throttle mispression correction system" like Dongfeng Nissan become a national standard and be mandatorily equipped with every model?
If the above two problems can be solved perfectly, the tragedy of "throttle as brake" may not be repeated.
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