Where are the brake and accelerator pedals located in an automatic transmission car?
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In an automatic transmission car, both the brake and accelerator pedals are located under the feet. The rightmost pedal is the accelerator, and to its left is the brake, both controlled by the right foot. When operating these pedals, the body requires support to maintain balance. While the right foot presses the pedals, the left foot can stabilize the body on the floor. If both feet were placed on the brake and accelerator separately, they would be in a semi-suspended state without a stable point of force, making it easy to lose control when pressing either pedal. In emergency situations, having both feet on the pedals might lead to misjudgment, such as pressing the accelerator instead of the brake. Assigning control of both pedals to one foot reduces this risk and also decreases the vehicle's side-slip coefficient when braking while the accelerator is pressed. If the brake pedal in an automatic car were placed where the clutch is in a manual transmission, with the right foot on the accelerator and the left on the brake, the safety factor might potentially improve.