Manual Design gone wrong?

I’ve been in and out of many cars and one thing about their design that bugs me too death is the design of the clutch pedal. I do not like that the clutch pedal is so close to the brake and gas. So it makes for an uncomfortable drive. I did some research and found out that there is a sensible reason for having the pedals so close together though. The pedals are close together for emergency because the human instincts dictate that both feet go down straight in an emergency crash situation and thus by having the pedals close together it allows the person too put all their weight on the pedals. So there was a reason for it and it comes down to this. Safety surpasses comfort.