Left foot braking for Auto cars

l0st-s0ul SG

aloha, i would like to hear the opinions of u guys on braking with left foot while driving an auto car.

any advantages or disadvantages? so what do u think?

ditzy SG

I'm rather accustomed to the above method. Perhaps because I grew used to it when driving an armoured vehicle during army days. But I guess its up to individual preferences over time. I don't think they teach you that when learning driving I suppose? Laughing

l0st-s0ul SG

yea left leg is only meant for clutch and nothing else, the instrutor says. when i try using left leg the feeling not as sensitive as using right. abit jerky jerky like tat.
armoured vehicle uses air brake or disc brake?

edLow SG

when i used left foot to brake.. tend to do a e-brake on the spot. cos left foot to use of forcing in the clutch liao. so when use the foot on the brake, end up ma chiam trying to change my gear lor.

rather use right foot. better control.

ditzy SG

No idea. Laughing Hydraulic I suppose. But I don't have to worry much, coz most of the time, it comes to a complete halt once I release the gas. I use the brakes mainly to control its speed when reversing only. Dunno who so cok set the reverse gear so highr.

[email protected] SG

its really up to the individual. if u can, why not?

LCL SG

Use your left leg to brake and u may see teh car behind slam into u. The force is just too great.

Ghee SG

Juz program that under all circumstance, u wont use the left to brake and right to step gas at the same time…. haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

RevX SG

the purpose of using your right foot to control both accelerator and brake is so that u only do ONE thing at a time. speed up or slow down. i dun see any advantage in using your left foot to brake in an auto car.

TwinTurbo_Supra SG

high speed cornering???

ditzy SG

Slow down by releasing the gas pedal, and gently apply the brakes when required, you need only 1 foot. Very Happy

free4ever SG

unless you are really in a hurry...you save that milli-seconds for not moving your right foot from accelerator to brake and vice versa. Wink

I think most of the rally (WRC) drivers do that to save time. Smile

kidmccoy SG

if you can brake with your right foot you can easily brake with your left
just a matter of practice
when you started driving braking was akward even with right foot

i use it every now or then but its still no where as sensitive as my right foot

Danisdead101times SG

thatz very dangerous...esp when you happens to meet up with some hazards...you might forget and tot that the brake is the clutch...

revvieeee SG

Pardon my opinion but I feel that driving with the left foot on the brake is much safer. I had my first hand experience with a bmw coming out from a normal left filter lane. The car just dashed out and I jammed the brake with my left foot with only inches to spare almost smashing bumper to bumper. If I had used my right foot to brake instead, I would certainly have hit the car because it DOES take time for your right foot to shift around.

l0st-s0ul SG

read from some other forum can be also used to warn against tailgaters. to maintain the speed but to tell the tailgater to back off. juz a slight tap on the brakes with left foot while right foot on acc to maintain speed.

[email protected] SG

got! got some slopes so steep even in gear 1, the car will roll back. thats when u can use LFB to great advantage! Mr. Green

[email protected] SG

ultimately guys, all I can say is this. Left foot brake ONLY if you are comfortable with it. Otherwise, please don't.

If its purely racing techniques we are talking about here, being able to LFB will always make u a faster driver. ppl like Micheal Schumacher, Kimi Raikkonen and lots of other really awesome F1 drivers in the era of the clutchless F1 transmission do LFBing.

Rx8driver SG

is it possable to do a HUMAN Anit Lock Brake System ??? i heard from a EK9 driver from Japan R Froum?

Theatre Of Dreams SG

they also use LFB for drifting right?