On Monday 22 April 2002 17:29, Jon Glass wrote:
> on 4/22/02 1:59 PM, Karel Jansens at kareljansens_at_tiscalinet.be wrote:
> > Normal drivers, with ABS, can keep their undivided
> > attention on the road and the steering wheel, without having to bother
> > about what their left foot is supposed to do.
>
> And I thought the left foot was only for the clutch. :-) I was taught to
> never use the left foot for the brake. You can end up pushing both
> pedals at the same time, thus accelerating and braking, with the
> accelerator probably winning, or at least making your stop time too long
> to do you any good. "screech--vroom--screech--vroom....."
Yeah, you're right. Blame half the bottle of Zubrowka we had before I
typed that. (I don't *regret* it, mind; merely blame it).
"Right foot" would have been how I would have put it today...
-- Karel Jansens kareljansens_at_tiscalinet.be<This sigline under construction. Come back soon.>
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