besides saftey reasons why do you have to wear shoes when you drive?

Question

I hate wearing them when i drive...i have a better feel on how much pressure i am putting down...and a better feel just in general too.

Answer 1

So throw your shoes in the backseat when you get in to drive, or on the passenger side of your car. It's good to have them in case you run out of gas or are in an accident and you have to walk somewhere.

Answer 2

People who drive without shoes on are foolish. You cannot put the same pressure on the brakes in an emergency stop, and if your foot or the pedal has a tiny stone that you don't notice, in and emergency you won't be braking at all because it will hurt. A bare foot is more likely to slip off the pedal as well. If you have an accident that has nothing to with your footwear, you will be more likely to sustain foot injury because your foot will not be protected by anything. That being said, high heels, or thick-soled shoes are not much safer either, and a pedal can catch in between a foot and a loose-fitting sandal. The best footwear for driving is a typical trainer, or other flat-soled shoe.
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By the way, have you noticed you don't see race drivers, rally drivers, taxi drivers, delivery drivers, highway truckers, etc driving barefoot?

Answer 3

The only reasons I know of deal with safety issues. However, when I was in Wyoming, we saw a female moose along the road in a stream. I didn't have my shoes on. I wanted to get out of the car, run, across the street and take a picture, but I had to stop and put my shoes on before getting out. By that time, several other cars stopped, and she moved off. I got a decent photo, but not as good as if I had gotten out more quickly. The bottom line... you never know when you might need to get out of the car and move in a hurry, for safety and fun/interesting reasons.

Answer 4

You will get used to driving with shoes. If you ever get into a situation where you are forced to walk you will already have your shoes on. Never Kick them off while driving. They could get in your way in an emergency and cause you to have an accident.

Answer 5

I don't know the answer .
I also like to drive w/o shoes for the exact reason.
I've received a ticket for driving w/o shoes. The officer couldn't tell me why?
I paid it & the judge couldn't tell me why it was illegal.

Answer 6

As filthy as those car pedals get and you want to put you little bare footies on them??Yuck!Sounds pretty gross to me.

You could always get a pair of lightweight ballet slippers for driving.You'll still "feel" the pedal and you'll be wearing some protection on your feet if you have to get out and walk somewhere where there might be broken glass, rusty nails and moose poop on the road. Try to avoid wearing those flip-flops which are just clunky and unsafe for anything, in my opinion.

Happy Motoring!

Answer 7

i do no longer positioned on shoes in my homestead yet i do no longer rigidity people to take them off my get right of entry to is hardwood i'm able to definitely sparkling merely my 2 bedrooms are carpet business enterprise might have no business enterprise in the two.

Answer 8

Where I live, shoes are not a requirement for drivers.

Answer 9

its only common sence to wear shoes

Answer 10

in ca it IS NOT a law to where shoes when driving