Do you stomp your brakes?

Here's the thing. On the news today, another guy here in Japan managed to drive his car through the front window of a store, injuring some 14 people. We've had several incidents like this recently, each one carefully reported.

In this case, they asked the driver what happened. His  explanation? He confused the brake and the accelerator. Hey, he's a 59-year-old truck driver, he should know what happened, right?

But he  apparently drove all the way into the store, which seems to me to indicate that he tromped hard on the gas. I guess maybe trucks take a heavy foot, but I don't really think he needed to stomp on it?

A little lighter foot might reduce the havoc when you  make a mistake?

Ge-ge-ge no nyobou 6/8

a.k.a. everyone gets into the act

Aiko, the new baby, was sleeping in her small futon in a corner of the ktichen. Fumie was reading the baby book. "Huh. Feed the baby every three hours?" She heated a baby bottle in water, and dripped a little on her arm, then held the bottle to her cheek. "It said as warm as a person? But how warm is that?"
( bits and pieces )

Shigeru went into his workroom, and rummaged in the closet. He brought back a small tin box, set it on the table, and opened it. Haruko, Fumie, and Uraki peered in. Shigeru said, "See! That's a good model of the battleship, and your diagram is wrong." Inside, a small wooden model complete with guns and other details sat.

<to be continued>