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From: Bod on 26 Mar 2010 11:11 On 26/03/2010 15:06, Albert T Cone wrote: > Bod wrote: >> To me, using one's left foot for braking in an auto, is frankly absurd >> and unnatural. Especially if one has spent some years previously >> driving a manual. > > I left-foot brake quite often, and I drive manuals... > > Fairy nuff, but I wouldn't feel comfortable doing that. Each to his own, I suppose. Bod
From: Miike G on 26 Mar 2010 14:33 "Bod" <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:813um9F6c6U1(a)mid.individual.net... > On 26/03/2010 14:25, Miike G wrote: >> "alan.holmes"<alan.holmes27(a)somewhere.net> wrote in message >> news:ckRqn.96189$E66.34149(a)newsfe22.ams2... >> >>>>> It is this which causes the problem with having the brake lights on >>>>> all >>>>> the time. >>>> >>>> Problem? Not one I'm aware of. Sure many drivers seem to brake for no >>>> reason, but cars that have brake lights on all the time must have a >>>> fault. Either with the switch or wiring >>> >>> You are not keeping up with the subject, >> >> My reply was to your statement about 'having the brake lights on all the >> time' >> If that is something you've noticed, the only logical explanation is that >> it >> is due to an electrical or mechanical fault, rather than driver >> incompetence.. >> >> I have said before, that people who >>> drive with their foot on the brake pedal cause the brake lights to come >>> on >>> as they just press the pedal slightly, nothing to do with the switch or >>> the wiring, just laziness really! >> >> Agreed, but how does that explain 'brake lights on all the time'? >> >> And you still haven't answered my question about left foot braking. >> Mike.. >> >> >> > To me, using one's left foot for braking in an auto, is frankly absurd > and unnatural As previously mentioned in this thread. like any driving technique, to do it safely, left foot braking has to be learned, and it's especilly useful in an auto when manouvering. Far easier than using the h/brake. .. Especially if one has spent some years previously driving > a manual. I drive autos and manuals. I never left foot brake in a manual, but as soon as I get into an auto and need to manouver I do it without thinking. Mike..
From: Steve Firth on 26 Mar 2010 17:29 Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > > > To me, using one's left foot for braking in an auto, is frankly absurd > and unnatural. Especially if one has spent some years previously driving > a manual. <shrug> So what? You're a prat, and you appear to have the experience of a six year old without the imagination of a child. Left foot braking in an automatic has its place. It's one way of keeping up revs and of ensuring that one is in the right gear for any corner.
From: Ian Jackson on 26 Mar 2010 17:39 In message <1jfzcw8.a7axnf1dwjtujN%%steve%@malloc.co.uk>, Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> writes >Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > >> > >> To me, using one's left foot for braking in an auto, is frankly absurd >> and unnatural. Especially if one has spent some years previously driving >> a manual. > ><shrug> > >So what? You're a prat, and you appear to have the experience of a six >year old without the imagination of a child. > > >Left foot braking in an automatic has its place. It's one way of keeping >up revs and of ensuring that one is in the right gear for any corner. If you need a lower gear, why not do the obvious thing and select a lower gear (exactly like you do in a manual car)? -- Ian
From: Bod on 26 Mar 2010 17:47
On 26/03/2010 21:39, Ian Jackson wrote: > In message <1jfzcw8.a7axnf1dwjtujN%%steve%@malloc.co.uk>, Steve Firth > <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> writes >> Bod <bodron57(a)tiscali.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> > >>> To me, using one's left foot for braking in an auto, is frankly absurd >>> and unnatural. Especially if one has spent some years previously driving >>> a manual. >> >> <shrug> >> >> So what? You're a prat, and you appear to have the experience of a six >> year old without the imagination of a child. >> >> >> Left foot braking in an automatic has its place. It's one way of keeping >> up revs and of ensuring that one is in the right gear for any corner. > > If you need a lower gear, why not do the obvious thing and select a > lower gear (exactly like you do in a manual car)? > > Yes, or simply use the kickdown. Bod |