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Originally Posted by adouglas
Here's a fun exercise: Next time you're out driving your car, try left-foot braking. You might be shocked at how inept you are.
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I learned to use my left foot on the brake pedal when driving automatic transmission cars when I first got my license. When I got a car with a manual transmission, I used my right foot on the brake without a problem.
There are several reasons I like using my left foot on the brake with automatics. One is when maneuvering around a driveway that's not level, I can apply steady throttle and use the brake to fine-tune the car's movement, rather than trying to do it with gas and brake alternately, which causes lurching around clumsily.
My driving instructors said never to use the left foot for braking, because in an emergency we're likely to push both feet down, resulting in applying the gas. I've been in emergency situations over the decades, and they're wrong... it doesn't happen.