| What are the roles of motor error and hypervigilance in unintended acceleration accidents? The prosecution, at Weller’s trial several years later, claimed it was no accident—that Weller deliberately drove his car through the crowded market. Richard Schmidt, a renowned motor control scholar and human factors expert, testified on behalf of the defense team and argued that the facts of the case shared many similarities to accidents caused by errors of pedal misapplication, or unintended ... |
