Vehicle pedal arrangement, comprising - a support configured for being fixed to a vehicle, - a rotating shaft coupled to the support , - a pedal comprising a first end and a second end , the first end comprising a shoe , - a retention member which, under normal operating conditions, retains the pedal in the support such that it can pivot with respect to the support on said rotating shaft , and - actuating means which, in the event of a head-on collision, move the retention member , at least partially releasing the pedal from the support , - under normal operating conditions the retention member retains the pedal against the rotating shaft , such that when the actuating means move said retention member the pedal is no longer retained against the rotating shaft , and - the pedal comprises at the second end a retaining housing and an opening , such that under normal operating conditions the rotating shaft is arranged in said opening and the retention member is at least partially housed in said retaining housing supported against the rotating shaft , retaining said rotating shaft in said opening , characterized in that - the actuating means comprise a pyrotechnic actuator configured for being activated in the event of a head-on collision, - wherein under normal operating conditions, the pyrotechnic actuator is arranged in a housing of the retention member , the retention member comprising a pushing surface which is arranged facing an actuating surface of the pyrotechnic actuator , such that when the pyrotechnic actuator is activated, the actuating surface cooperates with the pushing surface by moving the retention member . - a support configured for being fixed to a vehicle, - a rotating shaft coupled to the support , - a pedal comprising a first end and a second end , the first end comprising a shoe , - a retention member which, under normal operating conditions, retains the pedal in the support such that it can pivot with respect to the support on said rotating shaft , and - actuating means which, in the event of a head-on collision, move the retention member , at least partially releasing the pedal from the support , - under normal operating conditions the retention member retains the pedal against the rotating shaft , such that when the actuating means move said retention member the pedal is no longer retained against the rotating shaft , and - the pedal comprises at the second end a retaining housing and an opening , such that under normal operating conditions the rotating shaft is arranged in said opening and the retention member is at least partially housed in said retaining housing supported against the rotating shaft , retaining said rotating shaft in said opening , characterized in that - the actuating means comprise a pyrotechnic actuator configured for being activated in the event of a head-on collision, - wherein under normal operating conditions, the pyrotechnic actuator is arranged in a housing of the retention member , the retention member comprising a pushing surface which is arranged facing an actuating surface of the pyrotechnic actuator , such that when the pyrotechnic actuator is activated, the actuating surface cooperates with the pushing surface by moving the retention member . <EOS>