Barefoot Driving

[enginelugger]

There are many issues about men and women driving barefoot. Some say it's more dangerous while others say you have better control on the pedals.

So the bottom line is, how do you feel about men and women driving barefoot?

[Emily386]

I don't mind - my instructor aslways said it was danggerous becuase things can go wrong down with the peddals and with no shoes somebody may get injured. But I sometimes drive bk from work bearfoot becuase my feet hurt so much. As for control over the pedals I haven't noticed any difference!
Suppose u can rest your foor on the floor and use your toe to press the excelorator....

[enginelugger]

I don't mind - my instructor aslways said it was danggerous becuase things can go wrong down with the peddals and with no shoes somebody may get injured. But I sometimes drive bk from work bearfoot becuase my feet hurt so much. As for control over the pedals I haven't noticed any difference!
Suppose u can rest your foor on the floor and use your toe to press the excelorator....

In my opion I feel you have better control driving barefootin. I usually drive barefoot in the summer almost all summer long and had no problems none what so ever, usually it's the first thing I do after jumping in my car is kicking off my shoes.

[Moto Head]

I've never seen the problem with driving barefoot, as long as the pedals are not of a material that might hurt your feet or your feet might slip off (e.g. like bare mettle with no grip).

Until I bought my current car which has chrome sports pedals with rubber inserts, I used to prefer to drive barefoot.

There are some risks though. e.g if you had to leave the car quickly barefoot in winter (exposure) or on a hot summer’s day (burns of the souls of feel)... etc.

[astrocan]

I have found barefoot driving to be extremely dangerous.
I used to enjoy a lot and would kick of my shoes as soon as I got behind the wheel but one day I had to do an emergency stop and I couldn't press the brake pedal down because one of my shoes had got under it.
My worst crash

[enginelugger]

I have found barefoot driving to be extremely dangerous.
I used to enjoy a lot and would kick of my shoes as soon as I got behind the wheel but one day I had to do an emergency stop and I couldn't press the brake pedal down because one of my shoes had got under it.
My worst crash

Well that would'nt make barefoot driving dangerous then, it's the shoes being on the floor where your pedals are that made it dangerous. All who drives usually knows better then to have any type of debris rolling around the floor of your pedals!

[chuffed2bits]

I too have had a long love affair with bare foot driving. At the time I was driving a Ford Granada around London where the average speed is about 25 mph so hard and emergency braking was not so much of an issue. What was the issue is where to find a safe place to put the shoes. I made sure that I put my shoes in the back of the car where the issue of shoes under the pedals. At that time I was making a regular trips of over two hundred miles on the motorway system, normally driving at night. I do not drive long distances these days so if bare footing is your thing make sure the shoes stay in the back of the car.

[harcin911]

Barefoot is not ideal but safer for sure than high heels

[jinjin]

I do not care for it, and it is illegal to drive barefoot in my area.

[minigirl]

i've only driven barefoot a couple of times and then only for very short distances (like bringing the car in off the street). i can't say i really like it as i find my feet are a bit too sensitive for use in this manner and i certainly wouldn't want to drive a car in traffic without wearing shoes.

i wear shoes most of the time and never walk barefoot outside (except sometimes on grass) - perhaps it would be different for someone who habitually goes barefoot outdoors.

[mclindsay]

I'm a barefoot driver, I can't stand to wear shoes while driving unless I have to. I agree, make sure you put your shoes in the back! Sadly, during the winter, shoes are a must, helps me keep control going through the snow.

[Guest]

dontcha get toejam all over the pedals?

[Laura-Lily]

I like to drive barefoot, weather permitting. It makes me feel more part of the car, and although you may not be more in control, I doubt you are less in control of your car whilst driving barefoot.
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[Guest]

what do any of your links have to do with driving barefoot?

[Bobin]

Some cars are actually easier and safer to drive barefoot. This is true for some of the smaller classic roadsters and even some of the newer vehicles which have a manual gearbox. The pedals are often too close to each other to drive easily with many of the sheakers or shoes available these days. When the pedals are close together, it is easy to get the sole of the shoe hung up on the brake when having to stop.

Not all vehicles (mine included) have a rubber pad on the pedals. You can't easily drive one of those cars with leather sole shoes.

I drive barefoot whenever I can. About the only time I don't is when the aluminum pedal is so *&%@ cold, like it was today when it was -8 outside when I went to work.

The shft knob on my car is made of aluminum too, just like the pedals. In the summer it is like handling fire, in the winter it is like handling ice. You would think that the auto manufacturer would figure this out. I went to the baby store and bought a baby sock to go over it. That solved that problem.