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

Brake pedals used to be very wide, both for ease of finding in a panic and also because power brakes ~~didn’t used to exist~~ weren’t common, some drivers needed both feet on the brake pedal to get the full stopping power. I’ve noticed brake pedals have been shrinking since power brakes became standard.

Edit to alter phrasing