triggering release of the pedal from the pedal mounting arrangement application_number US 35016609 A description the following detailed description is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit application and uses furthermore there is no intention to be bound by any theory presented in the preceding background and summary or the following detailed description fig1 a is a side view disclosing the safety pedal system according to one embodiment of the present invention in particular it discloses a section of the triggering device in the safety pedal system before release of a pedal from a pedal mounting arrangement fig1 b is a side view disclosing the safety pedal system according to one embodiment of the present invention in particular it discloses a section of the triggering device in the safety pedal system after or during release of a pedal from a pedal mounting arrangement in the event of a collision the pedal 2 is at least partly released from the pedal mounting arrangement 3 in a presently preferred embodiment of the safety pedal system according to the present invention this is accomplished as follows a sensor 4 detects a collision event and causes a collision event signal in response to the detection of the collision event a control unit 6 is arranged in a signal path from the sensor 4 to a triggering device 5 the control unit 6 is adapted for receiving the collision event signal caused by the sensor 4 calculating the severity of the collision event based on information contained in the collision event signal in the event of a severe collision the control unit 6 transmits the collision event signal to the triggering device 5 the triggering device 5 is adapted to.