[Jeff]

Is this a plausible way to avoid accelerating more rapidly than intended?

Of course there is the decreased acceleration ability = decreased safety argument. But when you consider that a 1999 Hummer does 0-60 in 15.5 seconds, it seems like all one would have to do is preserve the ability to accelerate faster than this.

I was thinking of something along the lines of a wedge of rubber/silicone/foam etc. under the pedal.

So what do you think? Is mechanically increasing accelerator pedal resistance a reasonable idea?