why are the gas pedal and brake shaped the way they are?

Question

There has to be a specific reason why most cars all have similar shapes to their pedals.

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Answer 1

I haven’t seen mentioned but the gas pedals tend to have vertical grooves so that your foot can slip off and release it, whereas the break is horizontal so when your using it you can’t slip off easily (something I noticed a lot when driving barefooted).