In a message dated 12/21/2007 8:21:53 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Using one foot forces you to RELEASE the throttle when you engage the brake. If you put the brake where the clutch is supposed to be, then people who are accustomed to a manual transmission would be punching the brake. If you can't stop and go with one foot you have no business behind the wheel of a car. Thank you "strieb"! I hate the idea of left foot braking with a passion! Consider a dozen cars moving down the freeway at about the same speed. The car showing it's brake lights, for no good reason, is probably driven by a left foot braker. They sneeze, the brakes come on, the phone rings, the brakes come on, they change lanes, the brakes come on, they tailgate closer than anyone else, the brakes come on! Brake lights are necessary to warn of an impending speed change. Resting your left foot on the brake pedal invariably results in an excess display of brake lights, mesmerizing the other drivers, maybe, lulling them into complacency, I hope not, but certainly annoying. Riding the brake pedal with your left foot MAY improve your reaction time, but I bet left foot braking is NOT safer in the overall street driving scheme of things! The only group interested in promoting left foot braking is the brake repair shops, who will see a left foot braker's vehicle as core business! End Rant! Jim Friesen Phoenix AZ 79 300SD, 264 K miles 98 ML 320, 152 K miles **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004) _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
