How about this one?


How many of y'all have gotten used to a five speed then jumped into an auto truck and instinctively hit the wide pedal with your clutch foot coming to a stop?

 

I'm guilty

 

I haven't done that but I've pressed my foot into the empty space in the floor.

Kind of like walking down a set of stairs in the dark.

 

We've got a small medium duty Ford (pickup cab) at work and when I park it I am always stomping in the empty space where the parking brake ought to be.

The other thing that kills me is the location of Reverse on the Getrag. I drive a 10 speed all day at work (reverse is where 1st is on a Getrag, top gear is where the Getrag has reverse) and I just know I'm gonna drive the Dodge through a store window some day or grab reverse at 70 mph.

 

The only two fooooooters I know of are the Nascar drivers and the Dirt trackers.

 

i dont drive (yet!), but drivin an auto with two feet sounds really weird.one of my friend drives with their leg up on the seat.they told me they teach that these days to only use 1 foot.

 

Start with one foot to learn to drive. It just helps a new driver to make sure you are off of one pedal before you press the other.

Learn to drive with both feet later on if you want to. It is an advanced technique to ease in and out of the brake and throttle at the same time. You have plenty of time to learn later.

 

Well, BOO!!!!

Nothing wrong with either way. I left foot brake, and my right one is a prosthetic leg. Top that.

I even passed my racetrack certification school this spring with flying colors and the instructor was impressed with my braking and driving.

When you get into drifting, trailbraking, and playing Dukes of Hazzard, (old school, not the new movie...) left foot braking is needed to be fast.[/QUOTE]

No Fair! You got a genuine unarguable excuse.

2 feet drivers scare me(:

The reason I said that is because my MOM drives that way AND IT SCARES ME!

 

I will sometimes brake with my left foot it depends on the situation, usually never on the open highway but I will in traffic or if I do some quick maneuvering.

My left foot braking is not the same as what you would usually call "riding the brake" by the 90 year old white haired lady in the 64 Valiant ahead of you with the brake lights flashing on and off driving 35 MPH.

I learned it back in the 70's driving my 500 Hp Mustang while road racing.
It is almost required to get your car to power through a corner at throttle when you are racing against the clock.

To ensure I am not riding the brake I have replaced the LED in my brake controller with a 5000mcd LED and it is aimed to shine towards me where I cannot help but see it.

It is also more difficult to left foot brake with a vehicle with Air Brakes or Hydra Boost because you cannot feel the brake pressure like you can with Hydraulic Brakes.

So I do not think Left Foot Braking is bad as long as it is done correctly or a version there of, it is just a style but done incorrectly can overheat your brakes and annoy the person behind you if it turns into Riding.

For defensive driving you even learn how to drive with your parking brake to turn a 180* without slowing down.

I am willing to bet that policemen and bodyguards are trained to drive using their left foot.

Jim

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-foot_braking