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You should have mentioned clutchless shifting. It means you can left food brake and downshift at the same time, and it means if your clutch stops working, you can still drive the car to a garage.
but you can also accidentally press the gas instead of the brake if you only use one foot. but if I tell you to stomp your left foot, while you are sitting, you wont stomp with both feet. It's easier for the brain to control a specific leg than it is for the brain to find a specific pedal. And I'm not trying to say you're wrong, I'm just wondering why it's so quickly dismissed even though I do it and I don't feel like an issue.
The "Bright Side" should be banned from making any videos about driving - most of the information is just wrong! Recent moves to have drivers hold the steering wheel at 8&4 are due to injuries sustained by airbag deployment and have nothing to do with handling of the vehicle. And to add, they show an image of a truck driver "gear'n & steer'n"; ie. palming the steering wheel while turning the steering wheel, which undermines their point. And #3) heel-toe downshifting, #9 using the handbrake, #9) and braking with your left foot are all racing techniques that require thousands of hours of practice time on the race track to master - please DO NOT use these techniques in every day driving. And finally, no matter how you adjust your mirror, there are always blind areas around you vehicle that can only be seen into by shoulder checking. However, I am on board with taking a defensive driving course and looking farther down the road. All the best, Cheers Rick
I use hill & toe only when I have to, as the time when a Greek secret agent was after me in his Nissan, down a steep mountain road on Crete, with a lot of switch-backs! We were both hill & toeing, but despite he knew the road as his own bed, he couldn't get me, because I was in my father's (of blessed memories!!) REAR-ENGINED Simca 1000 GSL!! He was after me because I'm the founder of a nonviolent COMMUNIST party: the UR-ACP/RD for Ultra-Reform Anarcho-COMMUNIST Party / Renatoist DIANAist, the COMRADE-Saints' party!! DIANA being the one I wanted to marry, but the P26 (a sort of MIB) in Switzerland, where I live, assassinated her the 23rd of May 1995 to prevent her from teaching me the intercontinental, secret nonverbal communication of the sinners, of which I know only two signals out of it, because I'm a taboo-breaker and whistleblower!!
Some of us get depressed when we see a car for sale we want and it has no spare pedal! Personally, I won't give a car a second look unless it's manual. Automatics give me no sense of control of the vehicle, especially in snow!
woohunter1 There was a news story a few years back. A guy was being carjacked (actually truckjacked) and the thief apparently had no idea how to drive a car with manual transmission. Kept on stalling it over and over. Finally gave up, threw the keys at the owner and ran off.
@ Philip Krepps I am using left foot braking since more than 30 years and it helps to control your car, especially in unexpexted situations. A bend a little too fast, another driver doing some unexpected, a crossing deer, a crossing person; you can react immediately, whenever. It will also help you to keep your foot on the throttle when you are hesitating, lift throttle or not; just keep your left foot above the brake while driving all the time. I have to add that I mounted race pedal plates on the originals. Left footbraking does not work too well with the little standard pedals of, for instance: a (modern) Fiat 500.
Sometimes I press the clutch and brake with my left foot when stopping on a hill. It makes starting without rolling back way easier especially when pulling a trailer. Oh and I'm American some of us still use manuals...
+Garrett Please explain it more detail. When starting on a hill, do you use your left foot both for clutch and brake at the same time ? Toe for clutch, heel for brake, or vice versa ? I think it's safer to use left foot only for the clutch, while right foot is on the brake and gas pedal at the same time. Right foot position is heel on gas while toe is on brake, similar to the heel-toe technique used for special rev-matching in a turn discussed in this video.
+Koen R There is still a chance you can share your left foot for braking and clutch at the same time, similar to heel-toe technique by right foot displayed for point no.3 in the video.
1. Try using your brakes less. makes you move smoothly. 2. Be aware of other vehicles around you. Play a game of identify the vehicle. 3. Always talk with other drivers. make stories of them. inside your vehicle. 4. Watch the wheels of other vehicles when you are passing them. 5. Be familiar where your rear wheels are, when in the driver seat. 6. Slow down when you are approaching intersection, Never ever ignore them. 7. Start to learn driving with a slow car. 8. Start to learn driving with a car that is usually difficult to drive. 9. Always start to learn driving a MANUAL car first. 10. Watch the attitude of other drivers you can learn from them.
Those 4000 dislikes are from real car guys who've seen all of this on Car Throttle years ago or from people who know how inconvenient some of those "techniques" are on the road.
Are you trying to get people killed? "This technique is used by auto racers" SO WHAT! That's a horrible reason to do a handbrake turn or press both the gas and brakes. Instead, try slowing down on a sharp turn. That will definitely help with the whole safety thing.
Additionally, handbrake turns only really make sense on rallyes and/or off-road tracks. On dry asphalt, no race driver would do this as it will heat up the tires, put unnecessary wear on them and not even make them faster.
When I learned to drive, steering wheels in cars were larger diameter to give additional mechanical advantage (leverage) if power-assist was not on the build sheet. The 10-2 grip on the steering wheel made sense because the hands were generally at shoulder-width. Newer cars need less effort to steer due to lighter vehicle weight and power-assist, so steering wheels can be smaller in diameter (also improves driver comfort and vehicle interior space). With the smaller wheels, the 9-3 o'clock grip puts the hands closer to shoulder width.
My friend drive that way-using his left foot for braking. One time when we were in full speed he accidentally put his left foot on the brake coming to a harsh sudden halt. Fortunately there were no vehicles behind us or it could have been fatal! So this tip here is rather dangerous!
like seriously? there was nothing new 😑 here are few tips then - Use your both the eyes - Use Break when you've to stop - Do not drive by not holding steering - Use side mirrors to see the other vehicles - Do not run over people
Left-foot braking is effective... if your body is secured by a racing harness into a tight racing seat. Otherwise, you will need your left foot to brace your body, preventing your weight's feedback onto the controls.
meh, that's what heels were created for. dig your heels into the floorboards and pivot your ankle. but a harness and a nice seat make things alot easier, less fatigue. but where is the fun in that? I only do lap times and not door to door racing so I am just fine with a standard 3 point belt.
Owen Anderson Agreed! Also two foot drivers on the road have a tendency to tap the brake lights on and off as there foot is resting on the pedal. It makes it very difficult to follow as they constantly appear to be stoping.
Dont use left foot to brake unless you drive automatic Find a way to hold steering wheel to your liking Dont bother with heel-toe, its not that easy, your foot might slip AND you might under perform in clutch situations (avoiding an accident..etc)
Actually wrong on a lot of these. Heel-toe downshift doesn't actually save the transmission, it saves the clutch, which connects the output shaft of the engine to the input shaft of the transmission. No racer worth their salt ever recommends breaking tire traction (so handbrake turns are a no-no; drifting was invented as a handicap because one racer was bored of winning all the time and wanted a challange), and their secret to fast lap times is using the entirety of the road and brake as little as possible, and if you break with your left foot, you will be unable to shift as you won't be able to operate the clutch. Dead wrong on #1. They are side view mirrors, for looking at what's on your side. If you can see the rear of the car, they still aren't properly adjusted, and you likely still have a big blind spot. You should have a continuous line of sight from the rear-view, to the side-view, to your peripheral vision. Even something as small as a bicyclist should be uninterrupted.
Hand brake is used when taking very sharp corners faster than otherwise safely possible. This is due to the rear swinging outward and pointing the car along the turn.
Chief Denis so in a section like the esses of Suzuka and the last part of les combes on spa, or the middle of the s corner on zandvoort you have to shift down? Not likely. :) just cases in which left foot braking could be applied.
Not a good idea to use the gas AND brake at the same time, I use my left for braking and the right for gas, but when I brake I'm totally of the gas and vice versa, I've been driving like that for 30 years now with no accidents, cause I gots impeccable driving skills! Lol!😀
When I use the gas and the brake at the same time, it is in a specific situation: starting on a steep hill with a car close behind me. My foot is wide enough and the pedals in my Frontier are spaced so that I can slip my foot to the throttle while holding the brake, feed some fuel, and raise the clutch pedal to the friction point before sliding all the way from the brake to the throttle. As an alternative, the levers for the brake and clutch pedals in the Frontier (and the previous generation Nissan trucks back to the early eighties that I know of) are close enough together near the pivot that the driver can hold the clutch fully depressed with the ball of the left foot while holding pressure on the brake pedal lever with the toe. This also allows a smooth launch on a hill. As for left-foot braking, my left foot is usually busy with other matters when driving: I had a car some years ago with the starter button under a plate on the clutch pedal which also operated the hill-holder, next to the dimmer switch and below the windshield washer pump, above the radio tuner button. The right foot is for the brake, throttle, and overdrive solenoid.
lol I think because you're used to stopming on the clutch pedal it's hard to be gentle on the brake pedal with your left foot, it takes some practice and mindfulness to not slam on the brakes accidentally lol.
Ben left foot braking in racing scenarios are used for balance and weight transfer, heel and toe is usually used for smooth downshifting. With left foot braking on a front wheel drive car you can also tighten up the differential. Rally racers use it all the time
I don't recommend people to drive this way unless you need to get away from the cops even so you really need a lot of practice on a track, so if love life just drive safe, keep an eye on the other cars and bike etc
My first driving instructor use to wear hot pants so I always hit the gas pedal every time she grabbed the stick shift gear knob ! Her fingers was on my hand brake every time I upshifted! My examiner was wearing a
Keep it street but use common sense, you can drive spirited on the roads but use common sense always bare others in mind and make sure you stay well within your personal limit and the cars limit for the conditions.
*No experienced drivers were involved in the making of this video. This was like the equivalent of a video on "10 Awesome Techniques to become a skilled ninja badass"
Tripled Sevens Because your left foot (brain) haven't used the sensitivity of the break pedal and you and up slamming the breaks instead of slowing down periodically. This can end up in rear end collision to your car.
Παναγιώτης left foot braking (aka trail braking) technique is mostly used for sharper cornering. You can practice to brake smoothly. Racing drivers use this technique to break early and make the car turn sharper
Tripled Sevens Exactly, left foot breaking is a great technique for experienced drivers.. If someone who has no experience try it on the street is very dangerous, that's my point.
My sister was learning driving technique and came across this video. I just came here to comment that this is both cringy and misguiding. Stop it please.
Don't left foot brake, you might avoid a minor accident but the person behind you who doesn't left foot brake is going to turn you into a sandwich with the car that you just avoided hitting. Race car drivers left foot brake most often to offset the weight of the car while cornering.
No no no no 😂 brake with your left foot and i don't agree with driving with the same speed with the car infront of you I've witnessed accidents caused by that you can't trust the vehicle i front of you
#9 is so wrong. Using your left foot to brakes is illegal in some states, and if your driving a manual transmission your left foot never leaves the clutch petal. If you are driving a automatic transmission and you use your left foot to brake it is likely you rest your foot on the brake petal and unknowingly put unneeded wear on your brakes
Braking with left foot hahahaha Option1: Manual transmission, if you brake you'll need the clutch so you have to brake with the right foot Option2: Automatic transmission, you're not racing, you don't need to save fractions of seconds, be a grown-up and brake with the right like all pro drivers do beacause they own a manual gearbox
It is a huge mistake to brake with your left foot. The left foot should only be used to press the clutch. If you brake with your left foot, the braking power will be huge, because the brake pedal is a soft pedal, while the clutch needs to be pressed harder, and your left foot is used to press hard.
downshifting is not pointless. In a manual, you can achieve smoother braking and prevent sudden braking. Just search on UA-cam why you need to downshift As for left foot braking... It's also as known as trail braking. Braking with your right foot can be used only when you dont need to downshift in a manual gearbox, or when you're using a car with an auto gearbox. But, this is mostly driver's preference. You can also use right foot for trail braking too, as trail braking can make your car turn sharper. Theres some people who can brake faster with their left foot, some people use their right foot
tripled sevens, ofcourse you can brake faster with your left foot, you are used to pressing the clutch in, which in most cars is harder than a brake... But what do you mean with "braking with your right foot can be used only when you don't need to downshift in a manual gearbox"? How are you going to brake and downshift, if you are braking with your left foot? I mean, I can't press the brake and clutch pedal with 1 foot at the same time, can you?
Jarne De Prins what i mean is when you're braking on a corner that doesn't really need to downshift for example like a long corner, while on a tighter corner you brake and downshift with heel and toe.
tripled sevens, yes, but don't you mean left foot braking can only be used when you don't need to downshift? ofcoruse for a cornor you don't need to downshift you can use both foots to brake. although, on the roads, for corners I don't need to downshift for, I don't tend to brake(because most of the time letting off the gas is good enough for such corners), and when I'm not sure about the corner, I downshift anyway, so I have more torque coming out the corner... ofcourse on a track it might be you need to brake a little bit for a long corner, when you are coming off a straight at 300kph, and their is a long corner you need to take at 250, you can do that, but on normal roads, when driving normally, speeds are so slow, that I don't really think left foor braking is usefull... I mean, it is not that when you must do an emergency stop, letting of the gas and going to your brake takes a long time, and if your left foot is on the foot rest, like it should be, it is even going to take longer to get to the brake pedal than your right foot(unlike what they say here in this video....)
You didn't really explain how the left foot braking works and how it relates to the balancing of the car. There are other videos that explain it in more detail if people are interested, but I think most people don't need to use that technique and if you're coming from driving a manual stomping on the clutch, it's hard to adjust to pressing the brakes gently with your left foot, first couple times you'll probably slam on the brakes so keep that in mind if you're practicing!
Im not sure about braking with the left foot, I don't recommend it because you might forget your right foot stepping on the gas while you release the brakes. Kinda dangerous if you think about some situations like bumper-to-bumper.
1:50 It's not possible for cars with manual transmission because if we brake with left foot,then who will press the clutch? Probably, it's impossible!( For Manual Transmission).Anyways,Your tricks are awesome!
When I first started driving a car for the first time which was an automatic, I had to force myself not to drive with both feet. I own a manual now, but I think it’s funny when people say that it takes practice to brake with left foot. It automatically felt natural to me and I had to break the habit.
The reason you don’t do that so when you are braking nothing is touching the accelerator which can lead to unintended acceleration. When I drive my auto my left foot is up and away from any pedals but I’ve been driving auto since I got my license so I’m use to it. I can also drive a manual but I like auto for my city driving
a big NO to braking with left leg. It will suddenly stop your car because your brain will not understand how much force you need to apply. You will need lots of practice.
#9 is bs 1- most of us drive on a road not in a race, so saving "precious fractions of a second" isn't necessary at all. 2- most people that I got in a car with that use 2 feet keep pressing on the brake frequently, while it's not a hard press it gets people nauseated and it's pretty annoying to bob your head back and forth.
1- precious fractions of a second matter if you are about to crash. It could make a difference. 2- If a person has enough experience doing they can left foot brake smoothly. I've been in cars where the person right foot brakes and isn't smooth which was nauseating.
Point no.3 : I don't need heel-toe technique for that purpose. Instead, I need it when doing hill start in a stop-go situation in which handbrake technique is not appropriate. Unfortunately I still struggle in doing this useful technique, especially when I use a sandal not a shoe when driving.
no.7 is incorrect never have your hand on the gear stick consistently you could be slipping gears without knowing it and in return wearing out your gearbox and clutch.
And to think I wanted to take a defensive driving course, but thought that I already know how to drive, now I understand is never too late to learn new things, thank you guys for this video
Best defensive tactics don’t require you to go crazy with the car. Best thing you can do too be defensive is too be aware of your surroundings check mirrors scan ahead keep space between other cars know how to drive in weather conditions that’s all being defensive and 90% of the time keeps you out of having to perform any emergency situations
Great vid-Just wanted highlight few points... Besides vehicle maintenance and secure belting/seat position, avoid crossing your hands over each other when steering nor put your hands inside the steering wheel-It will hamper or prevent countering sudden, unanticipated reactions ahead of you . Get used to feeding the wheel (hand to edge of directional hand) to whatever side you're turning usually no more than 40% from desired center line at speed to avoid potential over/understeer conditions in most passenger vehicles. Another is practicing smooth transitions (steering, shifting manual transmissions & braking) to avoid upsetting vehicle dynamics in any condition. As the vid states, be alert to stay out of trouble
The first tip is about taking a defensive driving course, fair enough. But then three of the other tips are: brake with your left foot, do handbrake turns, and use heel-and-toe to downshift. Is this advice on how to become a better driver or how to be a boy racer?
Learning to brake with left foot is really bad. In a panic situation where you only react, you could easily press the brake and the gas pedal at the same time, instead of switching both foots over to clutch and brake. So as appealing as it might seem to be able to brake like a racing car driver, you better keep it the safe way. Plus: If you brake with the left foot, you will really struggle when trying to stop the car or when slow driving in stop-and-go traffic (because you can't operate clutch and brake at the same time). It would just be impractical and unintuitive.
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BRIGHT SIDE if you replied to this idk what I’d do
Yes I am. I do break with my left foot. 👍🏻
You should have mentioned clutchless shifting. It means you can left food brake and downshift at the same time, and it means if your clutch stops working, you can still drive the car to a garage.
I’m to young to drive 😭😭
i was actually 14 when i first drove and no i wasnt nervous it wasn't like i never went above 17mph and stayed in 1st gear
Never use left leg to brake this is one of the worst things you can do.
why
you may accidentally press gas and brake together in an accident
but you can also accidentally press the gas instead of the brake if you only use one foot. but if I tell you to stomp your left foot, while you are sitting, you wont stomp with both feet. It's easier for the brain to control a specific leg than it is for the brain to find a specific pedal.
And I'm not trying to say you're wrong, I'm just wondering why it's so quickly dismissed even though I do it and I don't feel like an issue.
If u use that leg to hold the brake, then which leg will hold the clutch when you need it... Like you need to quickly slow down the car and downshift
I switch back and forth between left foot braking and heel and toe. But my comment was referencing automatics only, and you know that.
The "Bright Side" should be banned from making any videos about driving - most of the information is just wrong! Recent moves to have drivers hold the steering wheel at 8&4 are due to injuries sustained by airbag deployment and have nothing to do with handling of the vehicle. And to add, they show an image of a truck driver "gear'n & steer'n"; ie. palming the steering wheel while turning the steering wheel, which undermines their point. And #3) heel-toe downshifting, #9 using the handbrake, #9) and braking with your left foot are all racing techniques that require thousands of hours of practice time on the race track to master - please DO NOT use these techniques in every day driving. And finally, no matter how you adjust your mirror, there are always blind areas around you vehicle that can only be seen into by shoulder checking. However, I am on board with taking a defensive driving course and looking farther down the road. All the best, Cheers Rick
@Shadz I find them only reducing fatigue for rookie drivers at low speed. It doesn't help in sharp turns.
yup some things can also damage the car in certain conditions.........
@Shadz Sharp turns are a different thing, I roll steering from one hand there, another on gear and clutch pressed.
I use hill & toe only when I have to, as the time when a Greek secret agent was after me in his Nissan, down a steep mountain road on Crete, with a lot of switch-backs! We were both hill & toeing, but despite he knew the road as his own bed, he couldn't get me, because I was in my father's (of blessed memories!!) REAR-ENGINED Simca 1000 GSL!! He was after me because I'm the founder of a nonviolent COMMUNIST party: the UR-ACP/RD for Ultra-Reform Anarcho-COMMUNIST Party / Renatoist DIANAist, the COMRADE-Saints' party!! DIANA being the one I wanted to marry, but the P26 (a sort of MIB) in Switzerland, where I live, assassinated her the 23rd of May 1995 to prevent her from teaching me the intercontinental, secret nonverbal communication of the sinners, of which I know only two signals out of it, because I'm a taboo-breaker and whistleblower!!
I knew it, he was spreading misinformation
Most Americans were probably in shock when they saw a 3rd pedal In the thumbnail.
Some of us get depressed when we see a car for sale we want and it has no spare pedal! Personally, I won't give a car a second look unless it's manual. Automatics give me no sense of control of the vehicle, especially in snow!
I’m American I daily a 5 speed lancer
MR DANK 420 5-speed in my Chevy. Better control on snow and ice, and (to me) better acceleration.
woohunter1 There was a news story a few years back. A guy was being carjacked (actually truckjacked) and the thief apparently had no idea how to drive a car with manual transmission. Kept on stalling it over and over. Finally gave up, threw the keys at the owner and ran off.
You do know most cars in America have a 3rd petal right?
"Use a handbreak to perform a handbreak turn!"
*Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo...............*
I like how your avatar seems to be screaming "Nooooooooo....." lol
Officer: why did you do a u turn like that? You could've caused an accident!
Me: brightside said it was fine.
Car guys will know how cringy this is
Riyan ikr
ikr... my face hurts now...
The second "Technique" cringed me so hard.
ikr
The thumbnail is the cringiest because it was done by a non car guy
Stopped watching when it suggested to use your left foot for braking during normal driving
Phillip Krepps me too
yeah lol 😂😂 me 2
I did too.
@ Philip Krepps I am using left foot braking since more than 30 years and it helps to control your car, especially in unexpexted situations. A bend a little too fast, another driver doing some unexpected, a crossing deer, a crossing person; you can react immediately, whenever. It will also help you to keep your foot on the throttle when you are hesitating, lift throttle or not; just keep your left foot above the brake while driving all the time.
I have to add that I mounted race pedal plates on the originals. Left footbraking does not work too well with the little standard pedals of, for instance: a (modern) Fiat 500.
@@wtcnl and what about the clutch?
Breaking with my left foot? Then with which foot should I use the clutch?
Sometimes I press the clutch and brake with my left foot when stopping on a hill. It makes starting without rolling back way easier especially when pulling a trailer. Oh and I'm American some of us still use manuals...
Use your 3rd foot
+Garrett
Please explain it more detail. When starting on a hill, do you use your left foot both for clutch and brake at the same time ? Toe for clutch, heel for brake, or vice versa ?
I think it's safer to use left foot only for the clutch, while right foot is on the brake and gas pedal at the same time. Right foot position is heel on gas while toe is on brake, similar to the heel-toe technique used for special rev-matching in a turn discussed in this video.
+Koen R
There is still a chance you can share your left foot for braking and clutch at the same time, similar to heel-toe technique by right foot displayed for point no.3 in the video.
MafiK here is a thing, its not we don't, it's we can't FIND ANY
"Defensive driving" for sure the best way to enjoy driving....
It is. You can use defensive drivning even If you drive fast. It’s more about anticipation than anything else
Yes….
Yeap, baseball bat in your trunk just in case you need to defent your driving.
1. Try using your brakes less. makes you move smoothly.
2. Be aware of other vehicles around you. Play a game of identify the vehicle.
3. Always talk with other drivers. make stories of them. inside your vehicle.
4. Watch the wheels of other vehicles when you are passing them.
5. Be familiar where your rear wheels are, when in the driver seat.
6. Slow down when you are approaching intersection, Never ever ignore them.
7. Start to learn driving with a slow car.
8. Start to learn driving with a car that is usually difficult to drive.
9. Always start to learn driving a MANUAL car first.
10. Watch the attitude of other drivers you can learn from them.
Those 4000 dislikes are from real car guys who've seen all of this on Car Throttle years ago or from people who know how inconvenient some of those "techniques" are on the road.
Especially left foot braking.
Oh man, I seriously hoped that this was uploaded on the 1st of April.
But sadly, no.
This video is not even funny, it's sad.
Nathanael Keller video was uploaded in Halloween so maybe it was supposed to scare you XD
even if this video made in 1st April it is still can make people into dangerous driving.
Never use you left foot don't listen to this guy
Josh Vanderwal Only when pushing it on snow or gravel.
Or when driving a manual you have to use your left foot..
Garrett -, funny. XD
AfterMyReawakening actually that’s the only thing he said that was somewhat true but only when racing
Josh Vanderwal I drive a automatic car and I use my left foot on brake and right foot on gas.
Don't follow this trick left leg is only for clutch
"Wrong"
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Are you trying to get people killed? "This technique is used by auto racers" SO WHAT! That's a horrible reason to do a handbrake turn or press both the gas and brakes. Instead, try slowing down on a sharp turn. That will definitely help with the whole safety thing.
Additionally, handbrake turns only really make sense on rallyes and/or off-road tracks. On dry asphalt, no race driver would do this as it will heat up the tires, put unnecessary wear on them and not even make them faster.
DragoCubX exactly. Racing drivers don't use handbrakes to turn in hairpins (it loses a ton of speed) and most racecars don't have handbrakes 😂
Make sure to use your handbrake to make sharp corners faster in winter!
Haha
This is use when you want to slow down on a curve without lowering the rpm of the engine. Only racers do this so not to loose precious seconds.
Video should be titled "driving basics for idiots"
You probably shouldn’t do left foot braking.
@@scarts777 ok
Agreed
Yes
When I learned to drive, steering wheels in cars were larger diameter to give additional mechanical advantage (leverage) if power-assist was not on the build sheet. The 10-2 grip on the steering wheel made sense because the hands were generally at shoulder-width.
Newer cars need less effort to steer due to lighter vehicle weight and power-assist, so steering wheels can be smaller in diameter (also improves driver comfort and vehicle interior space). With the smaller wheels, the 9-3 o'clock grip puts the hands closer to shoulder width.
It also gets your arms out of the way of airbags
My friend drive that way-using his left foot for braking. One time when we were in full speed he accidentally put his left foot on the brake coming to a harsh sudden halt. Fortunately there were no vehicles behind us or it could have been fatal! So this tip here is rather dangerous!
yes I tried once and it abruptly stopped me luckily no cars behind me, its dangerous technique if you are not well trained.
This is just incorrect in so many ways, as a former rally driver, this makes me cringe
Samuel Miller
I am sure that this guy is a well experienced driver, over a year.
"Do a handbrake turn with your handbrake"
This guy is gannu get me killed when I try some of those tips😂
😂😂
Apparently the racer slows the car and points it in the right direction without losing speed 😂 idiot
Many cars are not even equipped with a handbrake. Bad advice.
He's essentially trying to teach beginner drivers a refined racing skill without knowing how or needing to race. Bad idea
like seriously? there was nothing new 😑
here are few tips then
- Use your both the eyes
- Use Break when you've to stop
- Do not drive by not holding steering
- Use side mirrors to see the other vehicles
- Do not run over people
Had to learn the last one the hard way :\
Brake*
😂👍👍
most things here no one here knows im 14 and i do all of this (on closed track)
here are a few tips for you:
learn grammar
Read the comments BEFORE watching this video.👍
2:30 I know I told my driving instructor that but he wanted me to do it the other way 🙄
Anyone who knows anything about driving won't like this video
I'm 14 but I actually drive a Suzuki Swift
@@IntellectualHazard who asked kid?
I think most ppl with half a brain wont like any videos from this channel
this is a really bad video. Some of these things can be extremely dangerous if practiced on public roads
Left-foot braking is effective... if your body is secured by a racing harness into a tight racing seat.
Otherwise, you will need your left foot to brace your body, preventing your weight's feedback onto the controls.
Owen Anderson aka trail braking. You can use your right foot to change the balance of the car right?
Also the engine could stall when it is operating in low rpm. If it is a manual
meh, that's what heels were created for. dig your heels into the floorboards and pivot your ankle. but a harness and a nice seat make things alot easier, less fatigue. but where is the fun in that? I only do lap times and not door to door racing so I am just fine with a standard 3 point belt.
Owen Anderson in automatic it is not much good.
Owen Anderson Agreed! Also two foot drivers on the road have a tendency to tap the brake lights on and off as there foot is resting on the pedal. It makes it very difficult to follow as they constantly appear to be stoping.
I worked for USPS , and they gave us a excellent defensive driving course. Even though I had been a driver for
20 years I learned several good trips.
Could you please give us some of the tips USPS gave you?
@@wilixam_offNo
Dont use left foot to brake unless you drive automatic
Find a way to hold steering wheel to your liking
Dont bother with heel-toe, its not that easy, your foot might slip AND you might under perform in clutch situations (avoiding an accident..etc)
Car guys are cringing
"car guys"
Yoshi Egg yes
Check the comments. They kept saying left foot braking in inefficient
Yoshi Egg I am
I thought you said that car guys make you cringe
I like to drink a few 6 packs of bud light. Helps with concentration, ya know?
Mr Awesome no
Mr Awesome ya
Mr Awesome your like 12 I bet
water helps you concentrate?
Mr Awesome llll
Actually wrong on a lot of these. Heel-toe downshift doesn't actually save the transmission, it saves the clutch, which connects the output shaft of the engine to the input shaft of the transmission. No racer worth their salt ever recommends breaking tire traction (so handbrake turns are a no-no; drifting was invented as a handicap because one racer was bored of winning all the time and wanted a challange), and their secret to fast lap times is using the entirety of the road and brake as little as possible, and if you break with your left foot, you will be unable to shift as you won't be able to operate the clutch. Dead wrong on #1. They are side view mirrors, for looking at what's on your side. If you can see the rear of the car, they still aren't properly adjusted, and you likely still have a big blind spot. You should have a continuous line of sight from the rear-view, to the side-view, to your peripheral vision. Even something as small as a bicyclist should be uninterrupted.
What about the syncro mesh in the gearbox
Hand brake is used when taking very sharp corners faster than otherwise safely possible. This is due to the rear swinging outward and pointing the car along the turn.
braking with the left foot is actually legit if you're on a section of the track that doesn't require you to shift.
Rjw14 if you're on a track and have to brake, you almost certainly have to downshift, it's only useful on semiautomatics and only while racing
Chief Denis so in a section like the esses of Suzuka and the last part of les combes on spa, or the middle of the s corner on zandvoort you have to shift down? Not likely. :) just cases in which left foot braking could be applied.
Not a good idea to use the gas AND brake at the same time, I use my left for braking and the right for gas, but when I brake I'm totally of the gas and vice versa, I've been driving like that for 30 years now with no accidents, cause I gots impeccable driving skills! Lol!😀
When I use the gas and the brake at the same time, it is in a specific situation: starting on a steep hill with a car close behind me.
My foot is wide enough and the pedals in my Frontier are spaced so that I can slip my foot to the throttle while holding the brake, feed some fuel, and raise the clutch pedal to the friction point before sliding all the way from the brake to the throttle.
As an alternative, the levers for the brake and clutch pedals in the Frontier (and the previous generation Nissan trucks back to the early eighties that I know of) are close enough together near the pivot that the driver can hold the clutch fully depressed with the ball of the left foot while holding pressure on the brake pedal lever with the toe. This also allows a smooth launch on a hill.
As for left-foot braking, my left foot is usually busy with other matters when driving: I had a car some years ago with the starter button under a plate on the clutch pedal which also operated the hill-holder, next to the dimmer switch and below the windshield washer pump, above the radio tuner button. The right foot is for the brake, throttle, and overdrive solenoid.
and all the car guys stopped watching at 2:10 #heelandtoe
Never use left foot for braking, if you have driven manual shift car.
Imagine a beginner practices left-foot braking when he has to slow down and at the same time has to change gear quickly from 4th or 3rd to 2nd or 1st.
I used left foot braking in my manual car. Just be mindful if the corner in question requires a downshift
lol I think because you're used to stopming on the clutch pedal it's hard to be gentle on the brake pedal with your left foot, it takes some practice and mindfulness to not slam on the brakes accidentally lol.
heel toe method also works, I find it's easier. But for racing using left foot braking apparently helps.
Ben left foot braking in racing scenarios are used for balance and weight transfer, heel and toe is usually used for smooth downshifting. With left foot braking on a front wheel drive car you can also tighten up the differential. Rally racers use it all the time
I don't recommend people to drive this way unless you need to get away from the cops even so you really need a lot of practice on a track, so if love life just drive safe, keep an eye on the other cars and bike etc
My first driving instructor use to wear hot pants so I always hit the gas pedal every time she grabbed the stick shift gear knob ! Her fingers was on my hand brake every time I upshifted! My examiner was wearing a
Keep it street but use common sense, you can drive spirited on the roads but use common sense always bare others in mind and make sure you stay well within your personal limit and the cars limit for the conditions.
If your afraid of death your already dead because your not living if your afraid
Beautiful quote mate.
You're, you're, you're and you're.
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Joe Cool yup this channel got paid for that so called “tip”
you forgot to mention:
ROAD IS NOT A RACETRACK!! So let ur PRO techniques reside with RACE CAR drivers who use them on RACE TRACKS.
*No experienced drivers were involved in the making of this video. This was like the equivalent of a video on "10 Awesome Techniques to become a skilled ninja badass"
Left foot breaking on public roads is VERY dangerous!! Try it on an empty parking lot and you will understand why..
Why is it dangerous in public roads and parking lots?
Tripled Sevens Because your left foot (brain) haven't used the sensitivity of the break pedal and you and up slamming the breaks instead of slowing down periodically. This can end up in rear end collision to your car.
Παναγιώτης left foot braking (aka trail braking) technique is mostly used for sharper cornering. You can practice to brake smoothly. Racing drivers use this technique to break early and make the car turn sharper
Tripled Sevens Exactly, left foot breaking is a great technique for experienced drivers.. If someone who has no experience try it on the street is very dangerous, that's my point.
Παναγιώτης this is up to driver's preference really
If you watch initial d, you will understand the thumbnail
Hustler Iman BRAKING DORIFTO
Heel toe right? They're useful, but hard to master. I'm still struggling feathering the gas pedal while braking, lol
Practice makes perfect tho!
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My sister was learning driving technique and came across this video. I just came here to comment that this is both cringy and misguiding. Stop it please.
Don't left foot brake, you might avoid a minor accident but the person behind you who doesn't left foot brake is going to turn you into a sandwich with the car that you just avoided hitting.
Race car drivers left foot brake most often to offset the weight of the car while cornering.
The reason you don’t use your left foot in an auto is so your right front stays off the accelerator.
As a car guy im reallh cringing rn
Tzuriel Joshia same here.....
These guys are all normies
Ruben Van Hoye u mean sub humans?
Kristian exactly
Right
No no no no 😂 brake with your left foot and i don't agree with driving with the same speed with the car infront of you I've witnessed accidents caused by that you can't trust the vehicle i front of you
10 techniques to become a skilled driver
First "take a defensive driving course"? how is that a technique bruh?
Keep stealing content from carthrottle, EE etc...
Need 4 speed videos
I knew it.
TheRealBRUH That's what I thought
nice z 300 im fixing my dads and if i finish he will give it to me
Yeah
If we will brake from left leg without pressing clutch the will stop
Lets see what has this cringy channel has cooked
Let's see if grammar can escape today
You should never use both feet when driving on a every road if your learning to drive for the first time don’t listen to this video
#9 is so wrong. Using your left foot to brakes is illegal in some states, and if your driving a manual transmission your left foot never leaves the clutch petal. If you are driving a automatic transmission and you use your left foot to brake it is likely you rest your foot on the brake petal and unknowingly put unneeded wear on your brakes
Braking with left foot hahahaha
Option1: Manual transmission, if you brake you'll need the clutch so you have to brake with the right foot
Option2: Automatic transmission, you're not racing, you don't need to save fractions of seconds, be a grown-up and brake with the right like all pro drivers do beacause they own a manual gearbox
Have you been driving for years?
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Dark Side No I'm 13
since 1997
I'am 11
i driving for 7 months
They've forgotten something..... Rev match.
yes
just because racers use their left foot for braking doesn’t mean you should. remember you’re on a public road an not a private track
Stop telling me to look up something and actually show it!! LIKE THE NEW STEARING METHOD!! FFS!
Stolen information from engineering explained, and car throttle..
Yup
When I saw the thumbnail a uerobeat music played in my head
Taka ONE OK ROCK RUNNING IN THE 90’s
If I didn't have a brain this might have helped.
1:41... A car changing lanes on a busy road without signal turns? c'mon guys... :)))
Definitely not watching this as a 14 year old
Edit: the cops in this town just don’t care
It is a huge mistake to brake with your left foot. The left foot should only be used to press the clutch. If you brake with your left foot, the braking power will be huge, because the brake pedal is a soft pedal, while the clutch needs to be pressed harder, and your left foot is used to press hard.
#9 if you are braking or getting into a slip, how do you press the clutch? Right foot?
they are american they don’t know what clutch is
most things were pointless by now new thing i learned is racers brake with left foot then wt about clutch??
downshifting is not pointless. In a manual, you can achieve smoother braking and prevent sudden braking. Just search on UA-cam why you need to downshift
As for left foot braking... It's also as known as trail braking. Braking with your right foot can be used only when you dont need to downshift in a manual gearbox, or when you're using a car with an auto gearbox. But, this is mostly driver's preference. You can also use right foot for trail braking too, as trail braking can make your car turn sharper. Theres some people who can brake faster with their left foot, some people use their right foot
tripled sevens, ofcourse you can brake faster with your left foot, you are used to pressing the clutch in, which in most cars is harder than a brake... But what do you mean with "braking with your right foot can be used only when you don't need to downshift in a manual gearbox"? How are you going to brake and downshift, if you are braking with your left foot? I mean, I can't press the brake and clutch pedal with 1 foot at the same time, can you?
Jarne De Prins what i mean is when you're braking on a corner that doesn't really need to downshift for example like a long corner, while on a tighter corner you brake and downshift with heel and toe.
tripled sevens, yes, but don't you mean left foot braking can only be used when you don't need to downshift? ofcoruse for a cornor you don't need to downshift you can use both foots to brake. although, on the roads, for corners I don't need to downshift for, I don't tend to brake(because most of the time letting off the gas is good enough for such corners), and when I'm not sure about the corner, I downshift anyway, so I have more torque coming out the corner... ofcourse on a track it might be you need to brake a little bit for a long corner, when you are coming off a straight at 300kph, and their is a long corner you need to take at 250, you can do that, but on normal roads, when driving normally, speeds are so slow, that I don't really think left foor braking is usefull... I mean, it is not that when you must do an emergency stop, letting of the gas and going to your brake takes a long time, and if your left foot is on the foot rest, like it should be, it is even going to take longer to get to the brake pedal than your right foot(unlike what they say here in this video....)
I do left foot brake then when I downshift I switch to right foot with left on clutch to perform a normal heel toe downshift
You didn't really explain how the left foot braking works and how it relates to the balancing of the car. There are other videos that explain it in more detail if people are interested, but I think most people don't need to use that technique and if you're coming from driving a manual stomping on the clutch, it's hard to adjust to pressing the brakes gently with your left foot, first couple times you'll probably slam on the brakes so keep that in mind if you're practicing!
Braking with your left foot? 😂😂 I try this and I totolled my car
Im not sure about braking with the left foot, I don't recommend it because you might forget your right foot stepping on the gas while you release the brakes. Kinda dangerous if you think about some situations like bumper-to-bumper.
Never do it that close, and it's great to learn for emergencies.
Thanks so much, I’m going to go to a police station and practise oversteering to correct it and a couple handbrake turns
1:50 It's not possible for cars with manual transmission because if we brake with left foot,then who will press the clutch? Probably, it's impossible!( For Manual Transmission).Anyways,Your tricks are awesome!
I need to point this out to you. You can left foot brake in manuals. If you need to use the clutch, move your left foot or heel and toe.
BurgBikers you can touch the clutch with your toe...its called being a pro dude...if your planning on saying something say it right....
Actually this works with manual transmission too.
You do it while your are at more speed than 30 km
Left foot braking is crucial in rallying. And, guess what, most rally cars of the past (the Gr. B from the 80s for example) were all manual.
Using left leg for braking is like pressing clutch pedal with Right leg😆
2:35 braking while overstearing is the worst thing you can do!!!!
When I first started driving a car for the first time which was an automatic, I had to force myself not to drive with both feet. I own a manual now, but I think it’s funny when people say that it takes practice to brake with left foot. It automatically felt natural to me and I had to break the habit.
The reason you don’t do that so when you are braking nothing is touching the accelerator which can lead to unintended acceleration. When I drive my auto my left foot is up and away from any pedals but I’ve been driving auto since I got my license so I’m use to it. I can also drive a manual but I like auto for my city driving
#1 technique....stop using your phone while driving.
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Why I'm watching without a car? Hope I'll able to buy soon
a big NO to braking with left leg. It will suddenly stop your car because your brain will not understand how much force you need to apply. You will need lots of practice.
U right especially for manual
this video cuts deep man
right deep
left foot braking results in your face > dashboard
Lol exactly
Exactly, left foot braking for regular drivers is like the shittiest advice
The fact that only Dad, not Mom could have taught you driving😂😂
no no no! never rest your hand on the gear shifter
I agree for top-loaders, cable linkage doesn't matter as much. Unless you're really leaning on it. Not the best thing to do to the bushings, though.
#9 is bs
1- most of us drive on a road not in a race, so saving "precious fractions of a second" isn't necessary at all.
2- most people that I got in a car with that use 2 feet keep pressing on the brake frequently, while it's not a hard press it gets people nauseated and it's pretty annoying to bob your head back and forth.
also #7
the reason its lower is mostly because if the airbag pops out it will push your hand up if it's at 10/2
so putting it lower is safer.
1- precious fractions of a second matter if you are about to crash. It could make a difference.
2- If a person has enough experience doing they can left foot brake smoothly. I've been in cars where the person right foot brakes and isn't smooth which was nauseating.
My mom taught me when I was 12 I'm 18 now idk why I'm watching this
Point no.3 : I don't need heel-toe technique for that purpose. Instead, I need it when doing hill start in a stop-go situation in which handbrake technique is not appropriate. Unfortunately I still struggle in doing this useful technique, especially when I use a sandal not a shoe when driving.
Theres a reason you should drive with proper shoes you know
Never use sandals to drive.
no.7 is incorrect never have your hand on the gear stick consistently you could be slipping gears without knowing it and in return wearing out your gearbox and clutch.
And to think I wanted to take a defensive driving course, but thought that I already know how to drive, now I understand is never too late to learn new things, thank you guys for this video
Best defensive tactics don’t require you to go crazy with the car. Best thing you can do too be defensive is too be aware of your surroundings check mirrors scan ahead keep space between other cars know how to drive in weather conditions that’s all being defensive and 90% of the time keeps you out of having to perform any emergency situations
@@ryans413 niceee, thanks for the tip, very helpful
1:53 *Enough for me*
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I learned parallel parking from watching Seinfeld :b
Jerry this parking spot is a dream I tell you a dream. LOL
Great vid-Just wanted highlight few points... Besides vehicle maintenance and secure belting/seat position, avoid crossing your hands over each other when steering nor put your hands inside the steering wheel-It will hamper or prevent countering sudden, unanticipated reactions ahead of you . Get used to feeding the wheel (hand to edge of directional hand) to whatever side you're turning usually no more than 40% from desired center line at speed to avoid potential over/understeer conditions in most passenger vehicles. Another is practicing smooth transitions (steering, shifting manual transmissions & braking) to avoid upsetting vehicle dynamics in any condition. As the vid states, be alert to stay out of trouble
Use left foot breaking , use heel toe downshifting. Wow, that makes sense.
The first tip is about taking a defensive driving course, fair enough. But then three of the other tips are: brake with your left foot, do handbrake turns, and use heel-and-toe to downshift. Is this advice on how to become a better driver or how to be a boy racer?
Learning to brake with left foot is really bad. In a panic situation where you only react, you could easily press the brake and the gas pedal at the same time, instead of switching both foots over to clutch and brake.
So as appealing as it might seem to be able to brake like a racing car driver, you better keep it the safe way.
Plus: If you brake with the left foot, you will really struggle when trying to stop the car or when slow driving in stop-and-go traffic
(because you can't operate clutch and brake at the same time). It would just be impractical and unintuitive.
Not very good recommending doing handbrake turns on normal roads. Most of us aren't rally drivers.
#7 . Driving with hands at 8 and 4 position gives the airbag more room to deploy when you hit something
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I was about eight when i first drived a car it was hard to reach the pedals
As many racers say, brake late gas early!
Lanusgana Amerta slow in fast out!
Lanusgana Amerta u play too much games
J0lel Its not about games, Its reality