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Infostack LinkDoes anyone remember the 1984 Audi 5000 unintended acceleration? I finally bought a rebadged 100 in 1990 for a huge discount. What a nice car. I had been driving standard and automatic cars for...Does anyone remember the 1984 Audi 5000 unintended acceleration? I finally bought a rebadged 100 in 1990 for a huge discount. What a nice car. I had been driving standard and automatic cars for years by then and it was the 8th car I had actively driven. On top of that I drove dozens of rentals each year as I traveled a lot. Point is I knew my way around cars and could adjust instantly to most interiors. So the first time I sat in the 100 I noticed something odd. The steering wheel was perceptibly to the right of center of any car I had driven. This was due to the front-wheel drive, aerodynamic design and placement of engine and transmission that shifted the location of the steering column. No big deal? Actually it was, because even a 2-3 centimeter difference meant my right foot occasionally missed the brake pedal almost landing on the accelerator. I never found anyone mention that in any of the articles but it was very clear to me especially in the early days of driving it.
Quick search of comments and there is only the original post with "incentive" in it and none with "disincentive". But that's basically the problem of the internet. No incentives or disincentives. Build in an economic framework that makes people want to contribute positively as opposed to negatively. If it is negative, at least provide an alternative solution to balance, or nullify, the negative. Another search reveals no one comment used the term "cost". Again, it comes down to economics. What does it cost to make the comment and what is the potential return?