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Is depressing $($or compressing$)$ the gas pedal of a car the only way that a driver can make a car accelerate? Ignore external forces such as friction, wind force, gears shifting, or potential collision forces.

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Yes. By only depressing $($or compressing$)$ the gas pedal, the car will slow down $($or speed up$),$ which generates an acceleration.

No$.$ The driver can also cause the car to accelerate by changing its direction of motion.

Yes, but one needs to apply the brakes firmly and release them quickly.

No$.$ As long as the car is not stationary, it is always accelerating.