As soon as the driver puts the car in gear and touches the gas pedal, the engine starts back up.

司机一挂上挡，踩下油门踏板，发动机就重新启动了。

youdao

You'll have to pedal hard up this hill.

走上坡时你必须用力蹬车。

《牛津词典》

People who are heavy on the pedal use up to 37% more gas during every mile of city driving.

在市内每行驶一英里，那些使劲踩着油门开车的人会消耗多达37%的汽油。

youdao

The eleven owners of Pedal People not only pick up and remove trash and recycling.

VOA: special.2009.12.04

"Whatever they did,didn't' work." Stogel says he picked up his recalled 2009 Camry from a dealer after getting repairs to fix a sticky gas pedal.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

LifeBeam will insert sensors within cycling headgear, letting you capture measurements as you pedal up hills and down city streets.

ENGADGET

In other news, pedal-powered transportation geared up for the future as we showcased a chain-less hybrid bike with an out-of-this-world design and a molded bamboo bike that is grown from the ground up.

ENGADGET: Inhabitat's Week In Green: solar-powered stadium, bipod flying cars and biofueled flights

Is your local government running a deficit and looking for new sources of revenue? (If you live in the U.S., the answer is almost certainly yes.) Then maybe you should lighten up on the gas pedal during your commute.

FORBES: It's Not Your Imagination. Recessions Do Lead to More Traffic Tickets