Left foot braking
Discussion
Does anyone else practice this (apparently) black art of driving?
I always do it when driving a two pedal car, simply as an opportunity to train my left foot into the requisite level of sensitivity; however I've gotten confident enough of my left foot modulation to start using it more regularly when driving three pedal cars too (used it a fair bit this morning in the NSX). It really worked well on a series of bends when I knew I was going to be in the same gear, and I could really feel the benfit of mid corner balance when balancing subtle right foot with equally subtle left foot - very satisfying. Its only taken 32 years to leanr it!!!!
I always do it when driving a two pedal car, simply as an opportunity to train my left foot into the requisite level of sensitivity; however I've gotten confident enough of my left foot modulation to start using it more regularly when driving three pedal cars too (used it a fair bit this morning in the NSX). It really worked well on a series of bends when I knew I was going to be in the same gear, and I could really feel the benfit of mid corner balance when balancing subtle right foot with equally subtle left foot - very satisfying. Its only taken 32 years to leanr it!!!!
Spending a bit of time driving two pedal cars helped my learning curve enormously.... I've found the best technique is to locate my left heel at a point below the brake pedal and swivel my foot off and on when needed.WeirdNeville said:
I can do it, but until I am completely confident I won't use this techinique. I did a useful demonstration in an auto as to why it's a bad idea. Under normal conditions I can afford enough thinking time to modulate the left leg and smoothly apply the brakes. Unfortunately in an emergency stop situation all finesse goes out the window, and I hammer the brakes like I would My ACT Heavy Duty clutch.
Cue Face/Steering column interface!
I guess if you can do it right all the time everytime then great, but it's ceratainly one of the black arts of driving and I'm not sure that it's a technique that's appropriate for the road.
Surely in an emergency stop your not looking for finesse, but quick and strong braking?Cue Face/Steering column interface!
I guess if you can do it right all the time everytime then great, but it's ceratainly one of the black arts of driving and I'm not sure that it's a technique that's appropriate for the road.
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