02-08-2013, 05:07 PM | #1 |
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x1 vs. wall
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02-08-2013, 07:53 PM | #3 |
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02-09-2013, 10:09 AM | #5 |
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If someone is used to cars where pull means shift down, I can understand that they get confused when driving a newer BMW (or race car, or Logitech MOMO, or ...) in step mode, and may put it in first instead of reverse.
But how people can miss the brake and hit the gas, I don't get. I know that some driving schools insist on teaching people to use the right foot for both the gas and the brake, because then they won't have to readjust between standard and automatic, but they have to readjust anyway because of the clutch, so that's a moot point. With automatic, use the left foot on the brake and right foot on gas, and you won't have this problem, unless you're seriously cross-legged. And you get the added benefit of quicker responses. There's a reason why the brake pedal on automatics extend to the left. |
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02-09-2013, 12:25 PM | #6 | |
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It's a sorry way to drive. Right foot for throttle and brake no matter what transmission. Nothing to get "used to" when switching from one tranny to the other. |
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02-09-2013, 12:46 PM | #7 |
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My grandfather flunked his last CA drivers exam because he insisted on using his left foot to brake. I don't think this practice is advisable. Pro drivers are able to heel-toe but never use both feet AFAIK.
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Bad drivers rest a foot on the brakes, whether it's the right foot or the left. Good drivers using the left foot on the brake are easy to spot - they don't spend three seconds after the light turns green before they start rolling. |
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02-09-2013, 01:18 PM | #9 | |
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Same with switching from 9-3/10-2 to 11 when using the gear shifter heavily - that was fine too, as long as I knew why I was doing it. So I guess it differs between states (and countries). |
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02-09-2013, 02:09 PM | #10 |
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I'd wager that the vast majority or pro drivers that came up through carting are left foot brakers in anything without clutch pedal and even those with when only required to get off the line.
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02-09-2013, 02:13 PM | #11 | |
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ONLY those that brake with left foot fall into this group. |
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02-09-2013, 02:49 PM | #12 |
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I'm a three pedal guy, but I left foot brake when driving my wife's automatic car. Don't ever take a driving class if you think all left foot brakers are evil.
I also frequently heel and toe my manual car while downshifting, and you guessed it, use the brake and gas at the same time with my right foot. The horror! |
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02-09-2013, 03:22 PM | #13 | |
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Drifting? Hell yes. Rallying? Absolutely. Even in normal street cars it can be rewarding when done properly(applying brakes and keep the throttle in a little to keep the turbo spooling) And the most race drivers tap the brake with their left foot to check if they still work/clear the pads. An example from the forum: Last edited by Naambezet; 02-09-2013 at 03:39 PM.. |
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02-09-2013, 03:38 PM | #14 | |
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This is especially apparent when you approach a hilltop, and you see brake lights coming on. This is likely the #1 cause of traffic jams, as the cars going uphill can't see why the brake lights came on, and do real braking as a result. Which transplants backwards until you have a buildup. The only difference is that a two-foot driver can touch his brakes while giving gas -- if doing that while driving, you'll wear out the brakes. So two-foot drivers don't generally do that, except when it serves a purpose. I'm sorry, but this is one of the things that "everybody knows" that just ain't so, just like the 10-2 rule or always turning the brights off when you see another car, or parking with the wipers pointing up when expecting frost. |
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02-09-2013, 04:05 PM | #15 | |
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