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

Gas pedal is slim, so yo must purposely place your foot on it. Brake pedal is wide and big so you can stomp on it in a panic when you need to stop. You can reach it with either foot, though if you drive stick, you’ll need your left foot for the clutch.
I drive stick for many years and even though I don’t have any standard transmission cars any more, for the longest time when I had to brake hard, my left foot would instinctively stomp where the clutch might have been.