Why Did They ‘Misapply’ Pedal Only in Audis?

Unanswered in your Sept. 14 story about Audi (“Audi Sales Still Weak, Despite Federal Report That Car Is Safe”) is the question: Why did hundreds of people who do not know the difference between a brake pedal and accelerator, defined as “pedal misapplication,” buy only Audi automobiles? Before the car is given a complete bill of good health, this phenomenon should be fully explored.

JOHN C. MARTIN

Palmdale