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

The intent is to make the brake pedal easier to hit in a panic situation. Most people are imprecise when under stress, so the brake pedal is large and is more easier to operate.

The gas pedal should be a more conscientious decision, and so it is smaller to make it less of an accident to press the gas.

The brake pedal is slightly lower than the accelerator pedal which prevents a resting foot to depress the accelerator pedal by accident. We need to raise our foot and place it on the accelerator pedal if our foot is coming from brake pedal. Where as it’s easier to move foot the other way around.