Why is it recommended using your right ( and only ) foot to drive a car?

H-man

That clearly doesn't apply to those of us who drive cars with manual gear boxes.

Funny story.
There was a trip a group of us took in an auto and we swapped drivers from time to time and were all used to driving manual cars.

We all made the same mistake, we would slow the car using the brake and the right foot and just as it was stopping we would slam our foot on the brake, as if to depress the clutch and the car would come to a screeching halt.

To make matters worse it was a UK Ford so the indicator arm was on the left and the wipers were on the right, so every time we pulled out to pass we would turn on the wipers.

And we hadn't been drinking.

FTG!

Probably a rule made by someone that cannot drive a manual transmission...................

bulletmagnet07

why is the sky blue? some things just are

The Clutchmaster

So that in an emergency situation, you don't screw up and hit the brake and the gas at the same time and rocket yourself into an accident, or through a red light for that matter.

plus, you're supposed to use your left foot for the clutch, and your right for the gas and the brake.

maxinebootie

How do you operate the clutch with only one foot? Motorcycles not only require the use of both feet, but also both hands. It's only a mater of coordination.

fb22279

so you wont get confuesd when you're in an emegency and step on the wrong pedal.

oklatom

Because you should be using one or the other, and using the same foot for both eliminates the possibility of using both at the same time.

Also those that keep their left foot poised above the brake pedal tend to keep the brake lights on, confusing those following.

nighttime_ran

You can drive with both feet but I seen people that do and they keep there foot on the brake and wear there breaks out.

logsdodl

That is an automotive standard. Even in right handed cars the gas petal is on the right.

Don't want to get confuse and accidently step on the gas when braking.

StephenWeinstein

So that you do not push on two pedals (one with each foot) at the same time.

lizzie

Because of the location of the pedals.

Lawless

The statistic is that 1/9 people is left-handed, right? So as to accommodate for the 89% majority, they place the gas pedal on the right, and the brake on the left, to make it easier for the majority of drivers when driving, and to speed up reaction time in an emergency, as most of those right-handed people will react better with their right foot.

Chad D

It's so you don't hit the wrong pedal in an emergency. Also people who are right handed are left footed. So being "right footed" has nothing to do with it.

mine

its easier, i suppose. pretty much everybody is "right footed" kinda like "right handed" and think to make an abrupt action with their right foot before their left.. the left side of the brain deals with alertness and fast choices, thus, the right foot is much safer to use when driving in case of an emergency stop.

mitch

Alina S

why would you use 2 feet to drive a car?

bbk

have you ever tried braking with your left foot..
hard as hell
i always step on it too hard
and in emergency's its probably quicker cause the gas pedal is right next to the brake

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