Drving a auto car with 2 feets?

[leb]

Yes driving with two feet is safer. You'll wipe a second off your response time.

Lets do the math.

90km/h = 25m/s

Stopping 25 metres earlier is a significant distance in case of emergency.

[(B1) MR_fanny]

oh yeah forgot to mention that its saved my ass numerous times just by breakin that much earlier.

[halifax]

Wow, Initial D is right.... I thought it was just a cartoon. :confused: .

hah i must say im a initial d fan takumi is my hero haha na but really love watching the cartoon.

i dont reckon im co ordinated enough to brake with left while my right is just sitting there i wouldnt be able to do it i dont think. i spose ive never tried plus my cars manual and ive always used my right foot

[midnight]

theres not really much point using 2 feet, unless you need to stall it up for a quick take off...

I wouldnt get into the habit of left foot braking cos when u switch to manual u'll poo it up

ur mate sounds like a ricer if he thinks its gonna make a big difference

[krawler]

Little bit scared of people who use left foot braking in a manual.. What the hell is controlling the clutch? Or do you coast in "angel gear" (neautral)... Thats twice as dangerous as having +1 second reaction time IMHO.

[krush]

someone mentioned emergency braking and putting down both feet was dangerous etc, but i know when driving a manual and say a cat darts out in front my me i tend to brake+clutch at the same time for that split second.. if someone is left foot braking what would happen if they have the same habit as me and brake+accel? that wouldnt be too good..

im a right foot braker, even in autos, even when parking (autos usually roll forward themsevles quick enough for parking even without acceleration.. whats yer hurry !? )..

shaun.

[The_Paladin]

it would be more dangerous.................you wouldnt need it in day to day driving, it's a bad habit...........you dont really need to go 0.01sec faster then the other guy at the lights.

the first time i hopped into a car to drive i put the left foot on the brake out of habit from playing to much Datoyna USA.

if you took up rally or something though thats a different story.......

[Hiroshima Screamer]

ive been left foot brakin since i was 17 cause i used to drive an XF and idle was really shitty so  i had to do it to keep the revs up.  havent stopped since especially now that i drive manual cause my left foot needs to be doing something.  im quite proud that i can brake smoothly with my left foot but ii find it bloody unco braking with the right foot driving an auto which is wierd cause thats what you noramally do in a manual anyways....strange.

ah yes its a dying art that only few of us ever practiced

[Leon.T]

*feet

i remember in initial d the guy in the mr2 does it apparently to prevent understeer?

opps bad english

[blind_elk]

As well left foot braking is almost mandatory to go fast in a rally car. It's a skill. Greg is just too old to get rid of bad habits

I certainly use it in competition to stabilise the car through corners. But I thought this thread was about driving around town - that's why I made the comment I did.

Anyone who uses the "it gives me a poofteenth of a second reaction time advantage" excuse is STILL driving too close to the car in front, and isn't reading the traffic correctly.

[Duncan]

Little bit scared of people who use left foot braking in a manual.. What the hell is controlling the clutch?

When it really comes down to it, you dont need the clutch to change gears except in and out of first.

But I meant in corners where you do not have to change gears. Of course if you get it wrong and have to come to a complete halt you will stall every time. Motorkhana is a great example, as long as you don;t have to come to a complete halt you do not need the clutch foot at all.

And of course it makes a hge difference on the track if you are trying to deal with understeer, or are on a track with long sweeping corners

[midnight]

the only time ive ever 2 footed was when i was taking a kingswood to the tip and the idle wouldnt stay up, took the filter off and kept it rvving at lights.

[lang]

they way i look at it... manual cars allow u to use engine braking and gear selection to help balance the car when your cornering. in auto cars you loose this ability, gears can change mid corner and unload the chassy. i use left foot braking to negate this, but thats only if im driving in the hills for example (not speeding just making the car balanced through the corner)

in city driving, no point using left foot so i dont, and only brake with my right (if i happen to be driving an auto)

[Pandaemonaeon]

A little OT but I find there is nothing worse than jumping into an auto and going to hit the clutch as you slow down, and almost launching yourself through the windscreen as you hit the brake pedal. Guilty of that a few times.

[ONYX]

A little OT but I find there is nothing worse than jumping into an auto and going to hit the clutch as you slow down, and almost launching yourself through the windscreen as you hit the brake pedal. Guilty of that a few times.

[frigjam]

I've done this ever since I've had my license. Always had an auto car to run about in (I have a manual as well of course!) so I just like to do something with my left foot more than anything. Takes a little bit of getting used to at first tho!

[relicr31act]

Little bit scared of people who use left foot braking in a manual.. What the hell is controlling the clutch? Or do you coast in "angel gear" (neautral)... Thats twice as dangerous as having +1 second reaction time IMHO.

Um your left foot is controlling the clutch! It is possible to shift without the clutch if necessary on the track of course doubt you would bother in everyday driving but sometimes it livens up an otherwise boring drive!!

[igor]

No clutch for changing gears... hmmmm.... I m yet to practice that. I tried with limited success switching between 3rd and 4th and it seemed pretty hard.

[lang]

No clutch for changing gears... hmmmm.... I m yet to practice that. I tried with limited success switching between 3rd and 4th and it seemed pretty hard.

its easy if you time it right, not sure if this has been mentioned allready but you can downshift without the clutch aswell as upshifting, its a bit harder tho, you really have to know the correct rpm your trying to change to for that gear and speed

[igor]

its easy if you time it right, not sure if this has been mentioned allready but you can downshift without the clutch aswell as upshifting, its a bit harder tho, you really have to know the correct rpm your trying to change to for that gear and speed

Well it's the upshifting that I can't get right. I've been double-clutching all my manual driving life, so i can do the no clutch downshift alright-ish. Now that I am thinking about it... by the same token when upshifting, you need to take it out of the lower gear, wait for the engine to come down to the correct rpm for the higher gear and stick it in... Might try that "at home".