Noah from Seattle says his boyfriend drives with two feet, something that Noah contends is unsafe. What camp to you fall into? One foot… or two?

I have been driving automatic transmissions for aprox 55 years, and have always used both feet. I believe it is the only way to drive.

Every person I have ever seen that has driven an automatic with two feet has driven in the most dangerous of ways. They would keep their foot on the brake while accelerating, which not only left their brake lights on giving others the impression that they were slowing down or getting ready to stop …

Driving with 2 feet should only be done when the car is equiped with a clutch. A lot of people believe it is safe but it isn’t. Most reasons have been addressed here already. Actually, many people fail a driving test because they drive with 2 feet. The teens down the street were taught by their gran…

This has been a source of contention for my mother-in-law and me. She claims that since she learned to drive with a stick shift, she is used to driving with two feet. So in the absence of the clutch pedal, she uses her left foot on her brake. I told her that since I also learned to drive with a s…

I started driving in a 1930 Swallow (the first Jaguar) with a non-synchronized shift (appropriately called a “crash” box). Definitely only one foot, unless you were changing gear (even that could be done using just the gas pedal, if you got the revs exactly right). Using two feet either wore out t…

Well, I do not ride the brakes, and have never had a problem using my left foot on the brake. I accidently let my licence expire some year back, took my driver’s test driving with both feet and passed just fine. I even reminded the Officer that I used both feet and he told me to drive however I wa…

shifting gears without the clutch with a non-synchronized transmission is not a good idea! If someone is so stupid as to keep the brakes on while driving, then they had better use just the right foot or not drive at all!!

Ofcourse it’s ok- way faster reaction time to brake. uh… - if your brain can’t tell what your left foot is doing while using the right, then you have bigger problems. I always drove stick shift, and when I moved to automatic, I got scared trying to drive just with one foot. The left foot is on the…

bacalhau. you are right-on. I have seen people trying to drive to a certain spot with one foot, they fall short or go past the spot. With the left foot on the brake you can stop right where you want to. (without hitting something).

Is it ok to drive with two feet?

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McNutcase September 12, 2009, 6:24pm 4

I was taught to only use the right foot. The left foot is for the clutch, if there is one. If not, shove it on the dead pedal and keep it there where it won’t interfere, confusing other drivers, burning out brake light bulbs, and putting unnecessary wear on the brakes.

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Is it ok to drive with two feet?

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