brake pedal
Americannoun
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Since regenerative braking lets you drive with just the accelerator pedal, I go days without ever touching the brake pedal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
The team used a specialist retrieval system to access the airbag control module – where a snapshot of electronic data, triggered by the crash, revealed speeds, accelerator position, steering wheel angle and brake pedal application.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2025
Stationary at the intersection, I stood on the brake pedal while Joe mashed buttons on the console.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2025
That would increase brake pedal travel and make stopping distances longer.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
With one foot jamming the brake pedal to the floor and the other just as resolutely stomping on the gas, Durham’s civic engine roared deafeningly—but it did not budge from the starting line.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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