Reader suggestion: brake/accelerator confusion

We publish the following without comment. We think (or hope!) it’s tongue in cheek.

Dear Senior Driver person,
Having been driving for more the 70 years without an accident, I wish to suggest a radical improvement to the vehicular propulsion and retardation mechanism causing so much havoc with us mature and responsible motorists:-
Paint the accelerator pedal GREEN and the brake pedal RED. Dagnamit, I can never remember which is which…
Regards,
Sir Lee Olfardt.