While merging onto the parkway, the gas pedal snapped off during acceleration. There was no warning at all, it just snapped off when i stepped on the pedal. I was fortunate enough to pull over onto the shoulder of the parkway without incident, but i had no way to accelerate the car if i needed to. I was very lucky that nothing happened, but i'm very concerned about driving this vehicle and the potential danger it poses to myself and others if this happens again. I believe this is a serious issue and should be looked into with urgency. I've attached pictures of where the pedal snapped off. It appears to be a cheaply made piece of plastic that completely broke off. There is another picture with the pedal intact and circled in red, you can see an indentation towards the top of the pedal. This is where i believe the pedal broke off from.