tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239694080870817712.post577103957607189052..comments2024-03-01T01:07:13.368-07:00Comments on No, but seriously: Mistaking the accelerator for the brakeSteven Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01856604112181023270noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239694080870817712.post-65755249854656243692011-04-12T12:21:31.004-06:002011-04-12T12:21:31.004-06:00Seems to me it happens quite often to elderly peop...Seems to me it happens quite often to elderly people. Elderly people have quite often been put on statins by their doctors. Statins can often cause peripheral neuropathy. That means loss of sensation in hands and feet. Am I on to something? Statins can also cause unaccountable lapses of memory - the sort of thing that really could make someone forget how to ride a bike in mid journey.<br /><br />Sorry, it is a bit of an issue for me - bad experiences.jeanfromcornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062674591619616456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6239694080870817712.post-11216616029289899462011-04-12T01:20:42.575-06:002011-04-12T01:20:42.575-06:00Well this obviously happens to some people, becaus...Well this obviously happens to some people, because I have also seen movies with people accelerating instead of braking and then crashing (several times in some cases). And I also remember one of your previous articles about Toyota and the "sticking" gas pedal :). But I really cannot understand how this could happen. I mean those are reflexes that are formed in the first days when driving. It's like riding a bicycle - you cannot forget it. I never saw someone fall of the bike and say - "Oh, sorry. I just forgot how to ride for a second"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08996089828336302498noreply@blogger.com