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People panic and jam the wrong (or both) pedals. (There are quite a few people who use two feet to drive automatics, one foot for break, other for gas..)
by gedy 5y ago
People panic and jam the wrong (or both) pedals.
(There are quite a few people who use two feet to drive automatics, one foot for break, other for gas..)
- lostlogin 5y ago> There are quite a few people who use two feet to drive automatics They are very irritating to drive behind. Some seem to keep pressure on the brake pedal, and the brake lights stay on as they accelerate. When they slow it takes longer to realise they are braking as the lights have been solidly on.
- frosted-flakes 5y agoAre you sure they're not just driving a manual transmission car? I can keep my foot lightly on the brake and apply the clutch to accelerate, without touching the accelerator pedal (diesel engine has a lot of low-end torque). Not that I do this in practice, except in drive-through lines just for the fun of it. In first gear I can reach 8 km/h, but it's possible to get all the way to fifth gear while idling (takes a long time though).
- swiley 5y agoI thought you would fail most driving tests doing that.
- Zak 5y agoPerhaps, but left-foot braking is a useful technique, and common practice in some forms of racing. In street driving, the main application is being ready to brake while driving normally. It is much faster to brake with the left foot hovering over the brake pedal than by moving the right foot from the throttle to the brake. Of course covering the brake pedal with the right foot precludes driving normally on a flat road or uphill. This should of course be practiced in low-risk situations before being attempted in high-risk situations.
- gedy 5y agoTrue but these are definitely not race drivers I'm seeing, jumpy older drivers mostly.