Glad you are okay!
Originally Posted by
Jingle
Shifting to neutral would take it out of gear and stop the transmission from trying to pull it forward.
When I was a teenager (before computers were everywhere) my gas pedal stuck. I was coming home from babysitting and it was late and I did not want to pull over. I kept shifting to neutral before braking. I'm surprised the motor wasn't messed up from it. My Uncle fixed the gas pedal for me the next day. It never stuck again.
By the way, gas pedal overrides brake pedal so never use the emergency brake when the car is getting gas. Neutral keeps it from getting gas. I remember driving a rental car where I forgot to take the emergency brake off! I drove several miles, even on the freeway.
Remember to never use your left foot for the brake. In Drivers Ed they teach you that in an emergency you might panic and slam both feet on the petals left/brake, right/gas and the gas will override it.