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Using One foot vs. Two feet When Driving Automatics 2043

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Using One foot vs. Two feet When Driving Automatics 2044
I've also seen left-foot braking with an automatic transmission advocated in print for street driving, as a way you can take an extra smidge off your reaction time in potential "kid runs into...

I can't comment on the position of the pedals in that car . I can tell you that I have been LFBing for decades in all sorts of cars and trucks and have never had a problem with riding the brakes even though I often "cover" the pedal. Once you learn how to do it you DO develop sensitivity in your foot where you can tell whether you are touching the pedal AND pushing it down, or just touching the pedal, or not quite touching it. I buttume you "cover" your gas pedal when you are coasting, do you find that when you think you are coasting you are actually pressing on the gas pedal? I suspect not because you have learned the feel of the pedal and can tell the difference between just touching, BUT NOT MOVING it, versus pressing it enough to move it. It DOES take effort to actually make either pedal move, effort-force above and beyond that which is sufficient to touch it and feel it WITHOUT moving it. It's no different then any other skill, you have to practice it and learn the feel of each vehicle. I got a new CV last year to replace my Caprice and it has a much different feel. The first week I drove it was a learning experience, it just felt different and handled different and the pedals were positioned differently, the steering reacted differently as did the brakes and overall handling. Now it's all second nature when I drive it. If you don't like LFB for whatever reason that's your right, to say that no one can do it properly because you can't or won't is just silly.




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