Pedals too close together.

[chief38]

I don't have that problem but it is certainly easy enough to remove those particular running shoes while driving that car. Keep another pair in the car for when you are planning on wearing the running shoes. Seems like a simple solution to me.

 

[ralph7]

My '19 Mustang Bullitt has a feature that you can activate that automatically rev matches
on a downshift, thusly negating the need to heel and toe the pedals,
Ah, technology...

 

[JcMack]

I'm driving an '08 midsize pickup I bought new in late '07. I had a company car when I bought it which explains why there's only 31K on it. For at least 14 years of driving it I had no problem shifting my foot back and forth between gas and brake pedals (automatic). I'm 78 now and along with the myriad of infirmities I'm saddled with I recognize symptoms' of "dropfoot" in my right hoof. I've been wearing Merrell hiking boots for years cause I need the ankle support. The dropfoot/boot combo makes it almost impossible to bend my foot at the ankle. That means I have to lift my foot off the gas and shift it over above the brake to stop. Truly sucks. If I could walk halfway decent I'd give up driving altogether.

 

[s&wchad]

It seems Honda has some serious brake pedal issues...

https://hondanews.com/en-US/honda-corporate/releases/release-a6c73f4ff003188036052dfe260ec08b-american-honda-recalls-259000-vehicles-in-the-us-to-inspect-brake-pedal-assemblies

My 15 wide's aren't a problem in an F-150.

 

[John in Yuma]

Top-Siders

 

[Hair Trigger]

I have a 2016 Toyota Camry XLE V-6 that I bought new. Great vehicle with super acceleration and ride. Recently bought a new pair of Saucony running shoes. Been wearing that brand for years. I wear a 11 1/2 medium. Have found that the sole almost touches the brake pedal when on the accelerator. A couple of times recently had the accelerator depressed a bit with foot on brake. I now understand how people accidentally drive their cars through the front of the 7-11. Anyone else with this problem? I am 72.

With those boat paddles you may need to sell the stick shift and get an automatic.

The petals are close together on purpose. I think it’s called “heel/toe”.
The reasoning is if you’re on a road course, it you can have one foot on both petals at the same time.
I’ve played with it a bit in my Mustang on one of the curvy roads around here. It takes practice.

It's a Camry, not a Ferrari. Heel-toe is a great style for performance driving but only necessary if the car is faster than your reactions. I've owned a car where even a size 9 foot was almost too big to fit the pedals (Miata, and don't laugh too hard, you'd never keep up with it on a crooked road). I found a pair of driving shoes that I could comfortably stuff my feet into for reliable foot work between gas, brake and clutch. They weren't much for walking in, they gave hardly any support.

 

[Alton]

My C7 was was that way, more than once I hit the clutch and brake at the same time. It makes for a real quick stop! I stopped wearing those boots.

 

[65-2x2]

Im a small petite guy with size 13 feet(insert laugh track) When i was 17 a friend of my dads wanted me to drive a 1955 mg home from the shop. I had to put it on a trailer. Not even bare foot could i drive it lol!!

You must be able to swim like a fish!

 

[Denverd0n]

This isn't a manual transmission car, is it? I have 12W feet, drive a 2021 Camry with an automatic, and have never had the slightest problem with hitting both pedals at once.

Seeing as this is the first and only automatic transmission car I have owned in my many decades of life, I do, every once in a while, try to put my left foot onto the (nonexistent) clutch pedal. I always feel a little foolish when I do that.

Of course, if your car DOES have a manual transmission, then... never mind.

 

[Autonomous]

Rant incoming.

Dimmer switches, headlight controls, wiper controls and cruise control ...
Anyone remember when motorcycles could have the rear brake on either side and the shifter could be either be pushed down or pulled up to upshift?
It caused wrecks and the Federal Govt. made the manufacturers standardize the controls.

Were I dictator dimmer switches would go back on the floor; the rest would be standardized.

 

[Autonomous]

I taught myself to use both feet driving an automatic.
Right foot for the throttle, left foot for the brake. It was a bit jerky at first but that soon passed.
Now, without even thinking about it, I cover the brake with my left foot in traffic. If something happens my reaction time will be much faster.

 

[SGT ROCK 11B]

… Anyone else with this problem? I am 72.

I think I can guess the reason.

 

[GaryS]

This might help you place your foot.

 

[Norton 750]

I have been blessed by being Five Foot Five Inches, but you could not have convinced me in High School that being short was a blessing. But as I have aged, all my tall friends have knee problems and back problems...low to the ground really is best! But, more importantly, I can fit in all the fun cars. My tall friends missed out on pretty much every MG, Triumph, Austin-Healey, Jaguar or Lotus ever built. Example: Here I am in my old Lotus. You can see how at 5 Foot Five I tower over it. Forget about the pedals. I would have to grease your hips just to get you in the cabin! And before you ask, no, I don't like you like that. The Shelby Cobra has an offset drivers seat to fit a V8 and a Four speed into the thing! Sorry guys, you missed out. Of course, this argument held no water to the prom queen, so this is that......

 

[Norton 750]

Notice in my current ride how offset the seat is. Just like the originals. Mine is a Backdraft Cobra, because the original 1100 odd Cobras are pretty much too valuable to drive on the street. Good news is that South Africa is still building 1965 cars...

 

[Doug M.]

The pedal problem described is not the same as the problem with people driving through stores and the like. It takes a heck of a lot of effort and inattention to result in the latter. I have wide feet (11.5 EE) and can be cramped in some cars, but these are not overlapping issues to any real extent.