An accelerator and brake pedal device for a motor vehicle

A pedal device for controlling the accelerator and the brake of a motor vehicle includes: a structure (10) which is fixed in use and has a surface (15) facing the driver; first and second electric pressure sensors (16a, 16b) arranged in respective opposite end regions (15a, 15b) of the surface (15) for controlling the accelerator and the brakes respectively, operable to transmit electric signals indicating a pressure that has been exerted on them; and an intermediate area (15c) which serves as a footrest and separates the end regions (15a, 15b).