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Do you drive your automatic transmission car with one foot or both feet?
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<blockquote data-quote="solo" data-source="post: 586605" data-attributes="member: 18358"><p>I'm with B33mEr and Tweiboon.</p><p></p><p>I have been a two-foot automatic car driver for as long as I can remember. After all we all passed with manual cars and therefore use two feet. </p><p></p><p>When I first drove a automatic transmission car, it was uncomfortable. I always find the brake pedal higher than the accelerator pedal. So to brake is a two-part movement for my right leg. I have to lift the entire right leg from the accelerator pedal, then shift it left and then step on the brake pedal. This is just like what Tweiboon says.</p><p></p><p>Most often than not, for me, if I drive with only the right foot, I end up slamming the brake pedal too hard, locking the brakes and skidding the car. Frightening for the passengers and also the other car drivers beside me when I skid to a stop. Not so good also on wet roads when the risk of fishtailing is a real hazard.</p><p></p><p>The difference in pedal heights for the bimmer are even more pronounced as the accelerator pedal is really recessed inside the footwell. Even the Kancil is like this but it is less pronounced and what Tweiboon says is true - Japanese cars have all pedals on the same level so using one foot to drive is easier because to apply the brake, you only have one physical movement to make - release pressure of the right foot from the accelerator, pivot the foot using the heel to the brake pedal and apply pressure on the brake pedal.</p><p></p><p>Like B33mEr says, if you can modulate a clutch with you left foot, you can modulate the brake pedal with your left foot too. And I trained myself early in my driving life to use both feet. My left foot hovers over the brake pedal and does not rest on it. So I won't constantly blind or confuse the driver behind me with constantly on brake lights.</p><p></p><p>And to say that this method of driving is dangerous...well a safe driver should be judged based on the OVERALL way he or she drives. If a person drives with one foot (the safe method) but constantly talks on the phone, change lanes without signally, speeds, road hogs etc...does that make the person a safe driver?</p><p></p><p>Salut</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="solo, post: 586605, member: 18358"] I'm with B33mEr and Tweiboon. I have been a two-foot automatic car driver for as long as I can remember. After all we all passed with manual cars and therefore use two feet. When I first drove a automatic transmission car, it was uncomfortable. I always find the brake pedal higher than the accelerator pedal. So to brake is a two-part movement for my right leg. I have to lift the entire right leg from the accelerator pedal, then shift it left and then step on the brake pedal. This is just like what Tweiboon says. Most often than not, for me, if I drive with only the right foot, I end up slamming the brake pedal too hard, locking the brakes and skidding the car. Frightening for the passengers and also the other car drivers beside me when I skid to a stop. Not so good also on wet roads when the risk of fishtailing is a real hazard. The difference in pedal heights for the bimmer are even more pronounced as the accelerator pedal is really recessed inside the footwell. Even the Kancil is like this but it is less pronounced and what Tweiboon says is true - Japanese cars have all pedals on the same level so using one foot to drive is easier because to apply the brake, you only have one physical movement to make - release pressure of the right foot from the accelerator, pivot the foot using the heel to the brake pedal and apply pressure on the brake pedal. Like B33mEr says, if you can modulate a clutch with you left foot, you can modulate the brake pedal with your left foot too. And I trained myself early in my driving life to use both feet. My left foot hovers over the brake pedal and does not rest on it. So I won't constantly blind or confuse the driver behind me with constantly on brake lights. And to say that this method of driving is dangerous...well a safe driver should be judged based on the OVERALL way he or she drives. If a person drives with one foot (the safe method) but constantly talks on the phone, change lanes without signally, speeds, road hogs etc...does that make the person a safe driver? Salut [/QUOTE]
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