I use the right foot for the gas and brake and I don't use the left foot. And I heard someone saying that they use both feet, with the left over the brake and the right over the gas, and thus their reaction time when they need to hit the brakes is shorter. This seems so obvious that it makes me wonder why it isn't the norm. Any thoughts?
Anyone here drive with two feet?
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I hope not. At least if they drive the same roads I drive.
I use my left foot all the time. But, for the clutch
There is a time where I use two feet (and I assume you are only talking automatics) ... it’s starting from a stop going up a steep hill or hill when wet/icy and I need to switch very quickly. Otherwise you should Anticipate when you need to use either.
My mom drives that way and I have never understood why or how but she never has any accidents at least
You can usually tell when some idiot is driving with two feet. Their vehicle is accelerating yet the brake lights are still illuminated.
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Mostly when I'm on a bicycle or in a paddle boat in the middle of the Inner Harbor.
Just when someone is tailgating. Usually backs them off pretty quick.
Driving with two feet is like masterbating with both hands... you just don’t do it.
I use my hands.
Maybe there was a day a long time ago when I was flexible enough to get my feet up that high. But now that I am older, I could not imagine getting my feet up to the steering wheel. Sometimes when I am eating & driving, I use a knee so I can use both hands to eat.
Maybe there was a day a long time ago when I was flexible enough to get my feet up that high. But now that I am older, I could not imagine getting my feet up to the steering wheel. Sometimes when I am eating & driving, I use a knee so I can use both hands to eat.
My father switched to two feet sometime in his 60s. I don’t recall the rationale, but I do recall that he never developed any feel with his left foot so from that point on, every stop was a whiplash event to one degree or another. 😂
NASCAR drivers use two feet, they do so to make better lap times. Using brake and accelerator at same time somehow gets the car to turn better. Must be tough on brakes. There is a video on youtube somewhere of a driver using all three pedals at the same time while downshifting to turn. He only had two feet.
I have a buddy who is a recreational "race driver". He has a Porsche that he modified and down here in the Atlanta area you can take your car to Road Atlanta certain times to race it, or just open it up at full speeds on a track. I went driving with him one time and he did exactly what you describe. He used both feet. Around turns he worked brake/gas pedals simultaneously to whip around turns faster, and control around turns. It was the greatest driving that I personally ever witnessed as I was sitting in his passenger seat.
Two feet on the steering wheel?
NEVER drive an automatic transmission with two feet. It is a bad habit. My mother used to do it all the time. It is a lazy, unsafe way to drive.
Yes, as someone pointed out, you can do it when on a steep incline and you are trying to avoid the car drifting back, but that is the only time you should do that.
One of the many great things about standard transmissions- you could not be a two-footed driver as you had to use the left foot for the clutch and the right for gas & brake. (Two-footed as in left for brake and right for gas). Saw someone who plowed right through a dry cleaning store's plate glass window because they were a two-footed driver. Applied gas while foot was lightly covering the brake.
Now that's a drive-through!!!!
One foot for car with auto/paddle mounted transmission
Two feet for car with manual with floor clutch.
Two feet (and two hands) for motorcycle
Two feet (and two hands) for airplane.
Two feet for car with manual with floor clutch.
Two feet (and two hands) for motorcycle
Two feet (and two hands) for airplane.
mostly two hands and one foot- right hand throttle and front brake- left foot shifter, left hand clutch right foot is for rear brake and used less
The real test for driving a standard transmission is starting on a steep hill. Left foot clutching, right heel on the brake and ball of foot/toes on accelerator. The transition from left heel on brake and then off the brake as you move forward is the fun part.
Parking brake is a wonderful tool for starting from a stop on a hill with a stick
you guys nail it. Three problems with driving with two feet:
- if you leave your left foot on the brake you brake lights are on full time. This invalidates the purpose of brake lights ("hey dipshit, I am slowing down or stopping!) and increases the risk of being hit from behind.
- if you leave it on the brake you will wear down your brake pads and make your gas mileage worse. Save the ****ing planet!
- Driving a stick will never be easy so good luck renting a car in Europe or most of the rest of the world.
I learned to drive on an old Willys jeep- the old man made me work that out before I was allowed to drive anything with an automatic. "A man needs to be able to drive anything"
I always enjoyed driving standard transmission. Jobs during summers required it. This was before the days of hill assist if that exists for standards today (I know it does for my truck now).
The first vehicle I bought after getting a job was a full size Chevy Blazer (1977) with standard transmission and no air conditioning. I was living in Pittsburgh at the time and after driving the hills there, I swore I would never buy a standard transmission again. I then moved to Annapolis, MD and after living a summer there, I swore I would never buy a vehicle without air conditioning again. Never looked back.
Also, drove one of those in high school. Starter on the floor. Rag (and I mean literally) top.
both of my sons got jobs parking cars and working at a dealership in the summers because they were one of the few that know how to drive a stick. Often, at nice restaurants, that meant they got to park and bring up the sports cars. They still brag about driving McClarens and Ferraris.
