Driving up to a intersection in the Model Y. I press the blinker to turn right while starting to decelerate on regen. The damn Model Y starts accelerating. WTF and onto the brake pedal I go. Car starts slowing normally again.
So what happened here? Well basically it was user error. I regularly drive many different cars, utes, trucks in my business and all of them have the indicator stalk on the right hand side of the steering wheel. Now I obviously stuffed up here with Tesla having the stalk on the left for the indicators and actually put the Model Y on cruise control and it started speeding up to the speed showing on the screen.
Now basically this whole episode was relatively a non event. I try to always indicate early to give other drivers plenty of warning what my intentions are (pet hate of mine is drivers indicating late and causing doubt about their intentions) so this acceleration happened some distance from the intersection and easily controlled I think. Late indicating and hitting the the wrong stalk and inexperience may have had a different outcome.
But it certainly gave me something to think about and warned my family of my stupidity or error or whatever we want to call it.
Now I have driven other cars over the years with the indicator stalk on the left of the steering wheel and have accidently hit the right stalk and embarrassingly made the wipers start. Geez over the years have seen plenty of others do it too and we have a laugh. Tesla's unusual layout may not be so funny for the unsuspecting IMHO.
Said it before (even on this forum before this incident) I wish Australia would standardize the bloody placement of indicator stalks. Shouldn't have to keep thinking to yourself "remember it's on the other side", "remember it's on the other side"............... I think.
Now it's easy to not admit to others our mistakes through life that caused unintentional consequences but I was brought up to be honest and hope others may learn from our mistakes so they may avoid them. I hope others learn from this one.
But have at it if you want to criticize my whole experience. I am big enough and ugly enough as they say to be able to handle it.
So what happened here? Well basically it was user error. I regularly drive many different cars, utes, trucks in my business and all of them have the indicator stalk on the right hand side of the steering wheel. Now I obviously stuffed up here with Tesla having the stalk on the left for the indicators and actually put the Model Y on cruise control and it started speeding up to the speed showing on the screen.
Now basically this whole episode was relatively a non event. I try to always indicate early to give other drivers plenty of warning what my intentions are (pet hate of mine is drivers indicating late and causing doubt about their intentions) so this acceleration happened some distance from the intersection and easily controlled I think. Late indicating and hitting the the wrong stalk and inexperience may have had a different outcome.
But it certainly gave me something to think about and warned my family of my stupidity or error or whatever we want to call it.
Now I have driven other cars over the years with the indicator stalk on the left of the steering wheel and have accidently hit the right stalk and embarrassingly made the wipers start. Geez over the years have seen plenty of others do it too and we have a laugh. Tesla's unusual layout may not be so funny for the unsuspecting IMHO.
Said it before (even on this forum before this incident) I wish Australia would standardize the bloody placement of indicator stalks. Shouldn't have to keep thinking to yourself "remember it's on the other side", "remember it's on the other side"............... I think.
Now it's easy to not admit to others our mistakes through life that caused unintentional consequences but I was brought up to be honest and hope others may learn from our mistakes so they may avoid them. I hope others learn from this one.
But have at it if you want to criticize my whole experience. I am big enough and ugly enough as they say to be able to handle it.