In countries where you have to learn how to actually DRIVE, it is understood that there are many situations where judicious use of throttle and brake simultaneously (heel and toe, as stated previously) is advantageous, Cars from those countries come with the gas and brake pedals arranged so you can cover parts of both with one foot. If you want to learn and take advantage of this technique in most American cars, you will likely need a two footed approach, as the pedals are so far apart (to keep all those safe who are busy with so many other affairs while "driving"). If you took half the drivers around here and dropped them onto something resembling an Autobahn, they would end up like armadillos on a Texas highway