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NY wrote:
Likewise - usually because of my foot, instinctively feeling for the
non-existent clutch, catches that stupid double-width brake pedal that
all automatic cars are fitted with for some godforsaken reason. I
*never* brake with my left foot in an automatic: a) because I never
want to brake and accelerate at the same time, so the same right foot
will do for both, as in a manual, and b) because my left foot is
attuned to larger, often less precise movements of the clutch pedal, so
I wouldn't instinctively have the fine control to apply the brake
without pressing too hard

I always left foot brake on an auto. Why have two pedals and two feet but
only use one?

It does take some getting used to at first - but then becomes second
nature. And I don't have a problem driving a manual either.

It might be tricky if you had two identical cars, one manual, one auto.
But different cars have different controls anyway. So no different from
remembering where the light switch is.

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