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I was told that some driver's ed classes actually teach you to left foot brake. Luckily, when I took drivers ed we had to learn both stick and auto. I'm pretty sure in Great Britain they actually have 2 separate license for manual or auto. Most take the manual, because if you pass that you legally drive either. If you just pass the auto, it is illegal to drive a manual. Maybe some of our friends over there can correct me if I'm wrong.
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Keep the left foot for clutch! Especially when you can drive both MT and AT. No need to reinvent the wheel.
If you "accidentally" hit the brake pedal with your left foot where you meant to reach for the clutch pedal (ooopppsss! Forgot this car is AT) you could get rear ended. |
i have mostly manuals but all the auto trans cars or trucks i have driven i only use the right foot for brake and gas .
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Good job Z lovers. Way to keep it fun |
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I've been driving autos with two feet for over 40 years now. I do not ride the brake pedal.
I have yet to confuse my left and right foot, so I don't understand the "you'll end up driving through a wall" thing. When I want to go faster, I use my right foot; when I want to go slower, I use my left foot - simple. |
Yep, I was taught that on the track.. Especially on a short oval where gear changes are few.
Faster reaction time. |
European here so.... always driven manual.
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uhh. I don't know why people would do that. I do it rarely and it is when I'm in like house streets and just messing around but from the little i've done it it is very uncomfortable.
Not only that but sometimes since you are not used to using your left foot you don't break enough to actually come to a stop. |
I can see left foot braking for the track where you trail brake. I know in F1 when they went to the floppy paddle shifters many drivers had a hard time learning to left foot brake which was faster. Damon Hill and Ruben Barrichello(sp?) come to mind. I don't plan on buying an auto anytime soon, so I'll continue to use my right foot to brake.
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Wow.. I am surprised so far more than 1/3rd of the auto drivers use two feet! I also feel this is wrong on multiple levels for many of the reasons listed. Over-using the break when it shouldn't be used or sometimes accidentally holding it down keeping the break light on. The other reason is in an emergency stop I think you are going to press down both feet not intentionally. I know when I have had to do an emergency stop I always end up pushing down with both my feet subconsciously (clutch and break).
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I was taught to always use the left for gears and the right for speed adjustments (brake/accelerator). My older step brother used to use both feet in an auto. He has the highest wreck count of all 4 of my step brothers, my sister, and my adopted brother. Not that there's causation but at least some correlation. Many time I've riden with him ended up with him pressing both in a moment of panic. And, to top it off, and having no real validation, he thought his method was fine and nobody could teach him different.
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I do it on accident all the time actually :shakes head:
Drives 6MT Z daily, gets in wife's AT Acura, while approaching the first stop sign around the corner from our house jams on the brake while attempting to put in the clutch :facepalm:, yells out 'seat belt check' to avoid looking like a complete idiot :icon17: |
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I don't press on the brake pedal unless I am actually braking or feel that there is a high probability that I will need to apply the brakes as quickly as possible (in which case, I have my right foot off the gas and am slowing slightly, so brake lights aren't exactly inappropriate). |
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