Driving in flip flops
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I bet more people who crash are wearing proper shoes than flip flops.
Therefore, flip flops are safer, according to the same bulls
t quoted earlier in the thread...
I wear them to drive a bit, but then I have an auto with a floor-hinged accelerator (so no chance of it getting stuck underneath) and I'm competent enough to wear flip flops that fit on my feet properly and don't slide off underneath the brake pedal.
Nowhere in my insurance cover details does it mention that I cannot wear flip flops to drive my car.
Therefore, flip flops are safer, according to the same bulls
t quoted earlier in the thread... I wear them to drive a bit, but then I have an auto with a floor-hinged accelerator (so no chance of it getting stuck underneath) and I'm competent enough to wear flip flops that fit on my feet properly and don't slide off underneath the brake pedal.
Nowhere in my insurance cover details does it mention that I cannot wear flip flops to drive my car.
I always thought it was illegal but a quick search comes up with this
Here is the law in a nutshell: it is not illegal to drive in the UK without shoes on and the same applies for wearing flip flops - there is a catch though.
it is not illegal to drive in the UK without shoes on
You can get behind the wheel of a vehicle barefoot or while wearing flip flops, provided you are able to operate the controls safely. If you do so with wet feet, for example, you might be putting yourself, your passengers and other road users at risk by not being able to drive the car safely. This is illegal.
According to the Driving Standards Agency – the body that regulates the UK driving test – “suitable shoes are particularly important behind the wheel"
My only thoughts are,
If I was unlucky enough to being in a collision or an accident where my feet were crushed/severed having a shoe on would make it a bit easier to recover what's left of my feet & legs instead of some poor person hunting around for itty bitty pieces of toes/feet
Here is the law in a nutshell: it is not illegal to drive in the UK without shoes on and the same applies for wearing flip flops - there is a catch though.
it is not illegal to drive in the UK without shoes on
You can get behind the wheel of a vehicle barefoot or while wearing flip flops, provided you are able to operate the controls safely. If you do so with wet feet, for example, you might be putting yourself, your passengers and other road users at risk by not being able to drive the car safely. This is illegal.
According to the Driving Standards Agency – the body that regulates the UK driving test – “suitable shoes are particularly important behind the wheel"
My only thoughts are,
If I was unlucky enough to being in a collision or an accident where my feet were crushed/severed having a shoe on would make it a bit easier to recover what's left of my feet & legs instead of some poor person hunting around for itty bitty pieces of toes/feet
Riley Blue said:
yakka said:
I've driven in clogs.
The footwear of choice for European truck drivers I believe.Also wore flip flops constantly when I lived in Singapore.
We tend to be out of our comfort zone in flip flops , crocs etc because we don't wear them regularly, similarly we don't regularly go barefoot and our feet have become soft and out of condition , much like an office workers hands compared to say a stonemassons hands .
Stants said:
I always thought it was illegal but a quick search comes up with this
Here is the law in a nutshell: it is not illegal to drive in the UK without shoes on and the same applies for wearing flip flops - there is a catch though.
it is not illegal to drive in the UK without shoes on
You can get behind the wheel of a vehicle barefoot or while wearing flip flops, provided you are able to operate the controls safely. If you do so with wet feet, for example, you might be putting yourself, your passengers and other road users at risk by not being able to drive the car safely. This is illegal.
According to the Driving Standards Agency – the body that regulates the UK driving test – “suitable shoes are particularly important behind the wheel"
My only thoughts are,
If I was unlucky enough to being in a collision or an accident where my feet were crushed/severed having a shoe on would make it a bit easier to recover what's left of my feet & legs instead of some poor person hunting around for itty bitty pieces of toes/feet
Driving with wet shoes is also a risk, you might be putting yourself, your passengers and other road users at risk by not being able to drive the car safely. This is illegal.Here is the law in a nutshell: it is not illegal to drive in the UK without shoes on and the same applies for wearing flip flops - there is a catch though.
it is not illegal to drive in the UK without shoes on
You can get behind the wheel of a vehicle barefoot or while wearing flip flops, provided you are able to operate the controls safely. If you do so with wet feet, for example, you might be putting yourself, your passengers and other road users at risk by not being able to drive the car safely. This is illegal.
According to the Driving Standards Agency – the body that regulates the UK driving test – “suitable shoes are particularly important behind the wheel"
My only thoughts are,
If I was unlucky enough to being in a collision or an accident where my feet were crushed/severed having a shoe on would make it a bit easier to recover what's left of my feet & legs instead of some poor person hunting around for itty bitty pieces of toes/feet
anonymous said:
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surely this is meant to be by way of explanation -- and not because a large percentage of PHers wear themdownsman said:
There's no way I would drive in flip flops. It's pretty obvious, they aren't securely attached to your feet, and if you can't move you foot safely between accelerator and brake, it is possible that otherwise preventable accident may occur. Why take the risk when there's plenty of choice available in footwear?
+1Further to the Spanish thing....
Yes, it is illegal to drive in flip flops, but the only people who do this are tourists and the ex-pats, usually British. Oy yeah, and me.
Drive to a gig in flip flops, set up P:A. in flip flops, do the gig in flip flops, etc etc.
Drive home in flip flops.
Been stopped many a time at 3-4 in the morning, plod never mentioned my footwear. Been dragged out of the car for a drug search, no mention of my stylish footwear.
It IS the law but they enforce it when they feel like it.
Yes, it is illegal to drive in flip flops, but the only people who do this are tourists and the ex-pats, usually British. Oy yeah, and me.
Drive to a gig in flip flops, set up P:A. in flip flops, do the gig in flip flops, etc etc.
Drive home in flip flops.
Been stopped many a time at 3-4 in the morning, plod never mentioned my footwear. Been dragged out of the car for a drug search, no mention of my stylish footwear.
It IS the law but they enforce it when they feel like it.
Rather coincidentally this was discussed on the Chris Evans show yesterday. He agreed with my view that they generally have no place anywhere except a beach. 22 degrees really isn’t that hot that you have to wear flip flops, and wearing them to work would get you in trouble where I work.
I see builders, farmers and 100m hurdlers wearing flip flops all the time.
Only the other day, I saw a baby deer walk clear across a frozen lake in two pairs of Flip Flops - without issue whatsoever.
Honestly, I really can't work out what so many people think that they aren't fixed solidly to the wearers whole foot. It beggars belief..
Only the other day, I saw a baby deer walk clear across a frozen lake in two pairs of Flip Flops - without issue whatsoever.
Honestly, I really can't work out what so many people think that they aren't fixed solidly to the wearers whole foot. It beggars belief..
greysquirrel said:
Rather coincidentally this was discussed on the Chris Evans show yesterday. He agreed with my view that they generally have no place anywhere except a beach. 22 degrees really isn’t that hot that you have to wear flip flops, and wearing them to work would get you in trouble where I work.
Fashion tips from Chris fking Evans? fk off you speccy ginger tt.
greysquirrel said:
Rather coincidentally this was discussed on the Chris Evans show yesterday. He agreed with my view that they generally have no place anywhere except a beach. 22 degrees really isn’t that hot that you have to wear flip flops, and wearing them to work would get you in trouble where I work.
Funny that, I feel the same about Chris Evans and broadcasting 
A farm I worked at once had a Kiwi doing contract muck spreading. he "wore" bare feet and thought nothing of it. Drove the loader tractor and when the spreader was filled jumped out and into the spreader tractor and away he went.
I even hate going on a stoney beach in bare feet.
I even hate going on a stoney beach in bare feet.
Edited by loskie on Thursday 14th June 16:52
I actually did a track day in flip flops. Well until lunch so I could go to Tesco and buy a cheap pair of shoes. I was that busy getting ready that I totally forgot to put my shoes on. Didn't realise till I got out of the car (Was a passenger on the way). Ended up using gaffa tape to keep them on my foot to resemble a shoe!!
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