How many of you Auto Drivers drive with two feet?

SouthArk370Z

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.

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CDepp

So, you could be doing exactly the thing I'm stating is unsafe: moving your foot over the accelerator and then out of reaction to a changing situation, extending both legs. That can put your right foot in a very bad position.
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Like I said, to each their own. We all don't react the same out of reflex, and conditioning can change our behavior. I can say that there would be left-foot brakers that would be better than a right-foot braker in a situation based on the person driving, not the style.
I would confidently say, though, I am a better driver using right-foot braking where I thought the truck was going to collide and both legs extended. And my feet are too large too share one pedal and risk sliding off the side (especially trying to stand up on the one pedal).

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SouthArk370Z

I don't see how this is any different than using the right foot only. You have to move your foot off the accel either way.
Under normal circumstances, I will still have my foot on the accel pedal (or over it) and am ready to react as needed.

I agree. Whatever floats your boat, gets you through the night, &c. If driving two-footed is not comfortable for you, then, by all means, don't do it.

What I don't agree with is whether or not two-footed driving is inherently unsafe. If anything, it should be safer (in theory) to be able to accel or brake without having to move the right foot around.

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enkei2k

I'd use my left foot to brake when I'm driving an AT. But then again, I only do it on local streets and because I'm bored and want to pretend to be cool.

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4r3s

Ignoring your special race conditions, I've always assumed left foot brakers to be lazy and or uneducated in what it does to their car. My friend's dad does this and swears up and down he doesn't rest his foot on the brake but if you drive behind him its quite obvious that he does and I guess he is oblivious to it.

CDepp

I always when I see someone's brake lights come on to slow then continue to stay on while accelerating.

To each their own, I suppose. I just cannot fathom how it's a better practice. And, to me, driving is a passion where I strive to be better and safer. If your left foot is blocking the only "true and safe" location for it during emergency reactions/braking, I would still state that it's less safe than right foot braking. I mean, it's only multiple thousand pounds of metal we're talking about flinging around the roads.

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DEpointfive0

I was trying to drive the Z with 2 feet yesterday... (2AM, DEAD streets)
That experiment lasted a WHOLE 30 seconds

Look, I'm 6'3", a big guy, and I have size 15 shoes... It's just not happening, LOL

CDepp

I also have size 13 and am 6'2".

You know what they say about us guys with big feet, right?
We're right-foot brakers!

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DEpointfive0

And we have big penises

kenchan

hummmm....completely forgot about it, but i remembered i did have one car long time ago with a sportshift AT and i did use left foot braking.

i would initiate the braking with my right foot, then my left foot will hold that position while my right foot blipped the throttle for down shift. it didnt' have auto rev matching like the Z's AT so it had to be manually blipped. the 2 pedals were too far apart forward/aft (brake closer to seat, accelerator closer to floor) so nearly impossible to get a good blip with heel & toe on that car for street use.

yah, i guess i did use my left foot on that car...

Apoc370z

Thats like using pen with two hands, why would anyone do that?

CDepp

According to some up-thread, it might help you sport-write shorthand faster in a corner?!?

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RonRizz

Just got back into this thread! Many bizarre reasons people come up with for BOTH sides of the story.......Pretty funny, some of them are.
I'm a 2 footer for 30 years, and have been in 2 accidents where I was at fault. (both were contributed to alcohol, not my left foot!) Fortunately, no other cars were involved, and I've long since been off that stuff!
Anyway, I have a few vehicles, each one has different driving characteristics, and responses to my input, and I'm fortunate enough to say I have never gotten out of my manual, into an auto, and slammed the brakes thinking it was the clutch. I like to think that I'm a little more self-aware than that, the same way I have never gotten out of the Jeep and into the corolla and went off-roading. Lol
I also do not wear brakes pre-maturely, or ride them with the brake lights on. My foot just hovers there patiently, until needed. Uncomfortable? not to me. Long drives?? foot moves to the foot rest on the far left until needed, just like it would if it were a manual I was driving.
I don't see what all the fuss is about!!! Actually, I think I'm gonna call good old dad and relay some of the thoughts in this thread, and see what his reply will be. After all, hes been driving with 2 feet for almost 60 Years!!!!
Come to think of it, He has never been in an accident. hmmm

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Haboob

I haven't slammed the brakes in an auto thinking it was the clutch (yet), but I have slammed my foot into the floor trying to depress the clutch pedal...

CDepp

Change to the previous comment in the 'what have you done' thread where I was going to try left foot braking:

I will not be doing this. I took the Z to lunch and inspected the size of the brake pedal in relation to my shoe: no bueno.
Only 1 foot completely covers the entire pedal, no room for a second, or even part of a second foot. And if I don't center the right foot, I will be pressing both the accel and brake simultaneously. There's not much of a gap between the pedals, and if I lost the CSC or had to stomp the brakes for any other reason, I'd definitely be making the situation worse.

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