My friend is learning to drive, and he drives with both feet! I know this is really bad, but I can't explain to him why it's bad, beside possible damage to the car. Any other explanations?
2007-01-19 05:34:12 · 12 answers · asked by DIYstyle 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
It's not necessarily bad.
It just depends on the person and if they can handle it.
The problem is in an emergency situation, where your mind doesn't have time to think and only time to react, those that drive with both feet are more likely to push down with both feet, rather than instinctively only pushing down with the left foot on the brake.
Of course if they do this it will cause the car to want to accelerate as well as attempt to brake.
The other issue is riding the brake, where the left foot is constantly applying pressure to the brake, thus wearing down the brake pads, causing them to heat and making them less effective, and reducing your gas mileage since the engine is fighting the friction from the brake.
Some people have the ability to drive with 2 feet. I have a friend that does and he claims his response time is faster since his foot is already on the brake.
However, it's the emergency situation that you must "think" about or react to, and with both feet on the pedals, you must react properly or you might just end up hitting the gas harder and accelerating into the accident instead of stopping.
2007-01-19 05:38:03 · answer #1 · answered by hsueh010 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you drive with both feet you get lazy. So you leave a little pressure on the brake pedal. Just enough to light up the brake lights. Now how does the person behind you know when you really using your brakes.Plus you burn out the bulks quicker.And if you keep a bit more pressure in the brake system you will not allow the front brake pads to retract. This wears the pads and keeps heat in the rotors. Can lead to brake failure from over heated brakes.
2007-01-19 05:41:20 · answer #2 · answered by Rudedude 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes, hsue is right!
If you are an average driver, using both feet can result in either hitting the wrong pedal (most people are "right" handed, and therefore "right" footed too), so if a hazard suddenly presented itself (skidding car, unexpected pedestrian, animal, etc.), you may hit the gas instead of the brake. Also keeping your left foot on the floorboard to the left side of the brake will allow you to brace yourself, enabling you to take your right foot OFF the brake again if you have to stop suddenly.
Remember, it's the habits you develop that keep you safe, or the habits you develop which get you into trouble......
2007-01-19 05:47:09 · answer #3 · answered by logicalgal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you drive we both you risk getting your feet confused in a situation where you might have to stop fast. Or you could accidentally push the gas instead of the brake and cause an accident. You really should convince your friend to drive with their right foot only.
2007-01-19 05:39:32 · answer #4 · answered by Valerie W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No one can tell if you are ACTUALLY braking or if your foot is just resting on the pedal (like 2-footers ALWAYS do). You may get rear-ended a lot. You will wear out your brakes and get poor gas mileage. And it's stupid.
Learn to drive a manual transmission first and you will never be a lame 2-footer again.
2007-01-19 13:43:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because no matter how light you are trying to be on that brake pedal, as you hit dips in the road your foot gets heavy and you flash the brake lights, confusing the person behind you...you are still going, but your brake light is on. Eventually they will start ignoring your brake light, and hit you when you do stop. Add to that the unneeded wear on the brakes, and the bad habits you are getting into....
Get a cop behind you doing that, and he will show you HIS red lights too.
2007-01-19 06:06:55 · answer #6 · answered by oklatom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In an emergency the may slam both feet down .
just a guess.
plus try to drive a manual car...
2007-01-19 06:29:48 · answer #7 · answered by ksib 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the wrong way because it's not the right way.You can also drive while looking at the floor of the car too.Many people drive while on the phone,but that doesn't make it correct.
2007-01-19 05:45:00 · answer #8 · answered by zskip62 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's what you call multitasking, doing more than one thing at at a time, higher % of getting into a accident. usually people who just start driving does something like that, to try and find what's more comfortable for them. In time they should change but if I were you make sure you put your seat-belt on cause your going for a ride.....
HAVE FUN.................
2007-01-19 05:52:56 · answer #9 · answered by adevilchild38 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the car is a stick shift, he'd better be using both feet!
2007-01-19 09:58:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋