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Foot off the gas pedal, he saw a wide section of shoulder ahead.

His foot moved from the gas pedal to the brake.

Leaving the old house behind, she took her foot off the gas pedal.

He is always ready to jam down on the gas pedal.

What if the doors locked and the gas pedal went down to the floor?

She closed the door and I hit the gas pedal.

He just shook it off, and kept his foot on the gas pedal.

Focused on the building and pressed the gas pedal to the floor.

Some time later, in the same car, the gas pedal stuck to the floor.

How do you explain the degree of pressure necessary on the gas pedal?