These crashes are pretty much always pedal misapplications. Those in charge of driver legislation and training refuse to call it by the correct term (Right Foot Pedal Error) because they would then have to admit that these car-building/parking lot and car-cyclist/pedestrian crashes are their fault for teaching the too complicated, inefficient and dangerous right foot braking method based on the science of "That's the way it's always been taught". Body count for the right foot braking method in North America ? 150,000 dead, millions with life changing injuries and billions in costs to the economy. Body count for the left foot braking method? ZERO! Which begs the question, why are these guys continuing to block a scientific study comparing the two methods? Might be that the right foot braking lobby is putting a little pressure on them! These guys believe the earth is flat as well! Download Malcolm Gladwell, Revisionist History, Episode 8, Blame Game and  check out leftfootbraking.org.