On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:10:33 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:45:05 -0700, Ashton Crusher
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On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:48:57 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:53:10 -0700 (PDT), Harry K
wrote:

On Mar 17, 11:41*pm, Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:28:57 -0700 (PDT), Harry K





wrote:
On Mar 16, 10:33*pm, Ashton Crusher wrote:
On Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:58:35 -0700 (PDT), Harry K

wrote:
On Mar 15, 11:23*am, Douglas Johnson wrote:
Jim Yanik wrote:
using left foot for braking makes it possible for one to apply both brakes
and throttle at the same time.
In most cases,outside of the track,this is not good.

Agreed. *So don't do it.

Besides,just because a state or states "encourages" something does not make
it right or proper. States are not any authority on driving techniques.
That "encouragement" could merely derive from some bureaucrat of the same
bent as you guys.

By the same authority, it doesn't make it wrong. *I was just using it to confirm
my memory that my Michigan driver's ed taught left foot braking.

IMO,operating differently depending on what car you're using means you
aren't developing the reflex or habit that people revert to under
emergencies.Thus,you could,under pressure,use the wrong foot at a critical
time.

This could be a problem, but hasn't for me. *I own both automatics and manuals.
I move between them regularly. *I brake with the appropriate foot without
thinking about it, even in an emergency. *I've *never* screwed it up.

I'm kind of surprised at the amount of controversy this has stirred up. *It's
clear I'm in the minority here and on the net. *That's OK. *In any case, I'm
done with this topic.

-- Doug

It's not the first time and wont' be the last. It usually shows up in
the driving forums though.

I defy anyone to drive any time at all with their left foot in the air
above the pedal. *Whether they are aware of it or not, they _will_
have their foot touching the pedal.

Harry K

Harry, *I've done it for years and my foot doesn't press the pedal. Is
your foot really so insensitive that you can't tell the difference
between when you are touching something and pressing something? *It's
no different then when someone has their foot on the gas pedal, if
they are moving they are pressing the gas and holding it in a fixed
position. *If they are stopped they will merely be touching it and it
won't move yet you can tell you are touching it. *it's the same with
the brakes. *As I said in the other post, these things are skills that
you learn by doing. *If people don't want to learn them it's their
choice, if they learn them poorly, that's their problem, but there is
no doubt that left foot braking can provide shorter reaction times and
smoother driving, all other things being equal, it's just the physics
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And you just _know_ that you never activate the brake lights just how?

Harry K

Because doing so causes my lockup torque converter to unlock and
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??? Never heard of the brake 'unlocking the torque coverter' but then
I haven't heard of a lot of things. Any cite for that?

Harry K
It's true, it does unlock the converter, but big, fat, harry deal!!.
So what? Lifting your foot off the gas unlocks the converter too.
Guess that's why the "Crusher" doesn't want to lift his foot untill he
has to stop. Must be worried about "burning out the clutch"

Maybe you and Harry and a couple others who can't drive and use two
feet have no interest in how well you drive or how defensively you
drive but some of us do.
Your driving is NOT defensive driving, jt is "reactionary" driving,
and I would not call it GOOD driving.

As for "can't drive" I've driven competetively as well as "civily" for
the better part of 45 years.


If you are unable to use BOTH feet when you drive without getting
confused then you have some issues that are limiting. And the
solution for people like you certainly is that you should only use
your right foot. If the day comes when I can no longer use both my
feet without getting confused I will downgrade to a simpler driving
style too. It's just like when your eyesight deteriorates, you
compensate by driving slower, leaving bigger gaps, wanting DRLs, only
driving in the daytime, etc. I guess I should have been more
sensitive to the limitations you old people have to deal with; I
suppose that's one of the reasons you get so cranky and riled up over
something as trivial as which foot people use to apply the brakes.