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Originally Posted by CDepp
Where do you put your right foot in an emergency or collision? Hovering over the accelerator, or on it, during impact?
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In any situation that comes close to being an emergency, I will have both feet on the brake pedal; ready to slide the right foot back on the accel, if needed.
In situations where I may need to switch between brakes and accel (eg, merging with traffic), I'll have one foot on each pedal (left foot not quite touching the brake), ready for whatever happens. In 40 years of driving like that, I've never pushed on the wrong pedal.
In normal driving, I'll usually have my left foot a half-inch or so off the brake pedal. Out on the interstate, I'll move my left foot to any comfortable position and use my right foot for braking if the left foot is too far out of position when quick action is required.
If someone is driving with their foot resting on the brake pedal, they are doing it wrong - doesn't matter which foot they are using.