I've wondered the same about treadmills myself. To be honest though, it doesn't worry me too much.
In saying that though, 25 seconds to ramp up to that speed seems like a fair while...what brand is the treadmill?

To anyone who is still doing the whole "umm'ing and ahh'ing" about whether to get off their lazy ass and do something....do it!

From the beginning of 2009 to september 2010 I only lost 10kg...then I decided to get serious about losing weight and getting fit. Since september to now I've lost 26kg, and have gone from walking/jogging 500m to jogging 9.5km (daily).
Cannot express how much better I feel for it.

Now it is time for me to start toning up as well (at this point not looking to build alot of muscle...maybe a bit later) so anyone have some tips?
I have started using a rowing machine regularly but interested in other avenues too.