BMW 328i?

[RTHolmes]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-BoInzUQHk

 

[MrRiplEy[H]]

so far this year, 6 people have driven their cars into the wall of the rite-aid across the street from my shop. they were all old. both men and women. they all did the same thing........they hit the gas, rather than the throttle. this is also part of why i'm a believer in left footed braking(at least on an auto trans car)

Usually people want to hit the brakes instead of gas or throttle when stopping

[CAP1]

Usually people want to hit the brakes instead of gas or throttle when stopping

 yea, i know. and they then either forget to pick their foot up off the gas, to put it on the brake, or they try, and miss. again......in favor of left footed braking. it's amazing though, how many people that ride with me, and get scared when they see my left foot go onto the brake pedal. even more amazing, is how many people watch what i'm doing with my feet, lolololl

[hyzer]

yea, i know. and they then either forget to pick their foot up off the gas, to put it on the brake, or they try, and miss. again......in favor of left footed braking. it's amazing though, how many people that ride with me, and get scared when they see my left foot go onto the brake pedal. even more amazing, is how many people watch what i'm doing with my feet, lolololl

As a kid I had a go-cart and a track in the hilly woods my Dad built me next to the house.  He geared it down to where it could handle the hills but it didn't have much top end.   Drove the heck out of that thing and still have it.  As a result left foot braking is completely natural when driving my wife's automatic.

[Gustav]

i didn't have a car of my own till i was 21. my grand parents let me use their mustang, or their station wagon. the wagon was surprisingly fast. 

Same here at the moment Im 20.

I have also learned left foot braking from gokarts as well, and its also a nice alternative when driving my dads truck. I think it freaks people out less to left foot brake than to suddenly let off the throttle and for it to make a loud klack sound.

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Same here at the moment Im 20.

I have also learned left foot braking from gokarts as well, and its also a nice alternative when driving my dads truck. I think it freaks people out less to left foot brake than to suddenly let off the throttle and for it to make a loud klack sound.

What's wrong with your throttle then?

[Gustav]

Nothing bad, just that if you let off it quickly(aka slide foot off pedal to hit brake) it tends to spring back up and make a clank noise.

That seems to be more unnerving to passengers than them noticing one is left-foot braking.

[CAP1]

Nothing bad, just that if you let off it quickly(aka slide foot off pedal to hit brake) it tends to spring back up and make a clank noise.

That seems to be more unnerving to passengers than them noticing one is left-foot braking.

 bear in mind, cars are different than gokarts.  in a car, your brake pedal is slightly higher than the throttle pedal. because of this, you can't just slide you r foot off the throttle...you need to lift, move, then depress. lots of possibilities for the above mentioned mistakes if ya ask me. but then what do i know? i've only been driving since 79, with only one at fault accident......and that was when i was young, and wasn't paying attention.

[Gustav]

Not trying to sound like I know it all, Cap. (Besides, I am a noob at driving, actually only been driving now for 2-3 years)

Also I feel like an idiot now. Just talked to my dad about that to clarify what causes that clank noise and he told me it has nothing to do with the throttle at all, actually.

[CAP1]

Not trying to sound like I know it all, Cap. (Besides, I am a noob at driving, actually only been driving now for 2-3 years)

Also I feel like an idiot now. Just talked to my dad about that to clarify what causes that clank noise and he told me it has nothing to do with the throttle at all, actually.

 don't worry 'bout it. my comment wasn't aimed at you. you've no clue how many people tell me i'm dangerous due to the way i brake. yet they've had multiple at fault accidents, and i've had one. over 25 years ago. those people are who i was referencing with my comment. i'm a friendly dude on here. 

[Rob52240]

bear in mind, cars are different than gokarts.  in a car, your brake pedal is slightly higher than the throttle pedal. because of this, you can't just slide you r foot off the throttle...you need to lift, move, then depress. lots of possibilities for the above mentioned mistakes if ya ask me. but then what do i know? i've only been driving since 79, with only one at fault accident......and that was when i was young, and wasn't paying attention.

Actually with Walter Röhrl behind the wheel, cars seem a lot like go-karts.  Then again people seem to turn into hedgerows and road varmints too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdy8CG09rSU

[RTHolmes]

I cant think of a good reason to use left foot braking on the road, and if you're doing it properly, you're probably driving too fast, and you'll wreck the drivetrain. Walter is using it in the vid because his quattro has a massive turbo with the associated massive lag. left foot braking lets him keep on the throttle so hes never offboost.

(edit: I do heel'n'toe in everyday driving though )

[CAP1]

I cant think of a good reason to use left foot braking on the road, and if you're doing it properly, you're probably driving too fast, and you'll wreck the drivetrain. Walter is using it in the vid because his quattro has a massive turbo with the associated massive lag. left foot braking lets him keep on the throttle so hes never offboost.

(edit: I do heel'n'toe in everyday driving though )

 plenty of good reasons. with an automatic trans car anyway. faster reaction time is one. kind of an important one too.

[RTHolmes]

I suppose its possible if you will only ever drive autos. never being able to safely drive a manual again seems a big price to pay for a couple of ms off your emergency braking time.

[icepac]

I spent my lifetime repairing cars that may stall instead of idling so left foot braking technique developed out of need.

I still mostly right foot brake but the skill remains because of said career and early experience with a margay panther kart with a McCullough mc91 engine.