On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:13:27 -0700, Ashton Crusher
wrote:

On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:38:38 -0700 (PDT), Harry K
wrote:

On Mar 16, 10:25Â*pm, Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:39:02 -0700 (PDT), Roy
wrote:





On Mar 16, 8:44Â*am, Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:50:51 -0700, "Nonny" wrote:
FWIW, I began driving a tractor (clutch) at 10 and cars at 12.
That was in the 50's. Â*I learned to use my left foot for the
clutch and right for brake and throttle. Â*In the 80's, I taught my
kids the same thing-first on a John Deere and then a car. Â*IMHO,
there is no reason, and is a cause for possible harm, to teach a
person to do otherwise. Â*Sure, the Driver Ed-mobiles and many cars
now have autos, but what good does it to to teach a reaction to
kids that could get them killed when they move up to a manual
transmission eventually?

You do know that people who ride motorcycles use their feet (and
hands) differently then when they drive cars? Â*Similarly, people who
fly aircraft use their feet (and arms) differently then people who
drive cars? Â*Yet they all manage to do so safely even when switching
between the various modes of transportation. Â*Or do you think aircraft
pilots are creating a hazard on the roadways as they drive to and from
the airport? Â*

The notion that people can't manage to use two feet in different ways
when driving is silly. Â*Like anything, it's a skill that must be
learned. Â*If you haven't, or are unable, to learn that skill then by
all means continue to let your left foot just flop around on the floor
and use only your right foot while driving an automatic.. Those of use
with the skill to use both feet will continue to do so and be safer
and more refined drivers as a result. Â*Perhaps you ought to give it a
try, and I don't mean for 2 minutes, I mean for a week or two until
it's second nature, you might be surprised at how much smoother and
more effectively you can control your car in traffic. Â*I've driven
(cars [with and without a clutch] and motorcycles) and flown aircraft
and never had a problem with my feet getting confused. Â*It's something
you LEARN, just like the rest of the skills you acquire in life.

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"Safer and refined"...what b.s. you are peddling...all in your own
mind perhaps.
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Perhaps it's just in your mind that other people can't do it because
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??? So you think you can hold your foot in the air for long periods?

Harry K


I don't know what you consider a long period. I hold my foot in the
air for anywhere from perhaps a few seconds to half a minute. It
moves back and forth between resting next to the pedal and hovering
over the pedal when I want to be ready for braking. It's all just
second nature. If traffic is slowing up ahead my left foot will
shadow the brake without my right foot moving at all and I just
maintain speed. I can easily cut a half second of reaction time if
something happens, which translates to 44 extra feet to stop in at 60
mph and in the process I don't have to jerk the passengers back and
forth taking my right foot off the gas to be ready. If I'm just
cruising on the open road it's just resting on the floor of course.


And if when traffic starts to back up you LIFT your right foot from
the pedal, and get ready to stop, you have the same reduction in
reaction time, PLUS you have started to slow down a bit already,
opening up your "opportunity space".

I know, if you DON'T have to stop, you've added another 0.2 seconds to
the length of your trip. In heavy traffic thos 0.2 seconds all add up
and you end up late for work - or worse yet for supper. Then you end
up with hot toungue and cold shoulder for supper.