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the 'mechWarrior series seems to make people think Battlemechs have a throttle, but their engine measures rather low top speeds if that were the case.
Unless, as you learn when you read the books, it's much more about instantaneous torque. The books describe the best 'mech pilots almost dancing with their feet, but they can also reverse fairly rapidly after inertia calms down. So brake/accelerator doesn't make much sense, neither does an accelerator pedal for each leg.
which implies: