Ideal footwear for driving

narasimha raju · 28th December 2005, 17:02

I always drive with bare foot or with socks. If I wear the shoes, I will not feel the accelerator.

adya33 · 28th December 2005, 20:21

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Originally Posted by RX135

It has to be felt so description is futile here :-) If you play cricket, you'll know how different it is to strap anything on or off with your gloves on. You take off the gloves and it's so easy. This is something very similar to that. (Ajmat had given far better rubber analogy sometime back, but let me not steal it).

oh so you are saying that when you hit a shot with bare hand and get those vibrations in hand that gives you *feel* ?
I am sorry but its just BS

anyways everyone has their opinion
lets get back to topic

Mpower · 28th December 2005, 20:33

Driving barefoot is not recomended because you cannot apply maximum pressure to the brake during an emergency/panic stop. I feel this is true for me.....what do you guys think?

amit1101 · 28th December 2005, 22:53

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Originally Posted by Mpower

Driving barefoot is not recomended because you cannot apply maximum pressure to the brake during an emergency/panic stop. I feel this is true for me.....what do you guys think?

very right, you might injure your fingers when you hit the break suddenly
most of the times i drive barefoot and i lost grip over pedels may times, socks can really slipery

ballkey · 29th December 2005, 09:09

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Originally Posted by adya33

oh so you are saying that when you hit a shot with bare hand and get those vibrations in hand that gives you *feel* ?
I am sorry but its just BS

anyways everyone has their opinion
lets get back to topic

Nope, I think RX means things that involve dexterity; such as tieing shoe laces, strapping on pads, headgear, wrist bands etc. I agree with him.

Coming back on topic, I'm comfortable driving with any footwear, except for new cars. Driving barefoot gives the best measure of the car's capability, so I always testdrive cars barefoot.

Surya · 29th December 2005, 09:49

IMHO driving bare foot doesnt even sound nice.!! For those who drive for their living probably find this comfortable but for folks like me who drive only to reach destinations should drive with non-slippery light weight shoes/floaters.
But as ballkey said, we can drive barefoot when testdriving cars to get the feel of it.

Surya

LLL · 29th December 2005, 10:10

i always prefer to drive barefoot..feels connected to the engine...

RX135 · 29th December 2005, 10:16

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Originally Posted by ballkey

Nope, I think RX means things that involve dexterity; such as tieing shoe laces, strapping on pads, headgear, wrist bands etc. I agree with him.

Yep. You got that, ballkey! I never get a feel, when I am driving with sports shoes on. Leather shoes are marginally better for me.

DrunkenMonk · 29th December 2005, 12:09

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Originally Posted by narasimha raju

I always drive with bare foot or with socks. If I wear the shoes, I will not feel the accelerator.

You must be a tempo trax driver... - mvnk

Shan2nu · 29th December 2005, 12:12

I prefer light, thin soled, flexible footwear. I never wear boots while driving.

I have a pair of old floaters that i use for driving. Nothing else gives me a better feel of the pedals.

Shan2nu

amit1101 · 29th December 2005, 13:24

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Originally Posted by DrunkenMonk

You must be a tempo trax driver... - mvnk

If i ever get to drive a ferrari i will surely drive it barefoot
you people should try your car barefoot too atleast 1ce

vivekiny2k · 29th December 2005, 13:28

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Originally Posted by gkrishn

Actually driving bare foot is more comfortable. Except that on high way under heavy breaking, the shoes keep moving forward and backward Which is a bit uncomfortable.

what if they get stuck in the pedal? remember the jeep crash in movie "KAAL"?

MrBoombastic · 29th December 2005, 13:41

While I agree that driving barefoot is something which kind of adds to driving pleasure in a strange way that I can't explain and admit to prefer driving cars barefoot when taking a car for a test drive, I wouldn't say it's a very safe thing to do... Those pedals can be very nasty.

I hate driving with anything, but shoes as footwear though.

narasimha raju · 29th December 2005, 14:55

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Originally Posted by DrunkenMonk

You must be a tempo trax driver... - mvnk

Driving with bare foot or with shoes depends on person's feelings. I feel more comfortable with driving bare foot. Some others may find driving with shoes more comfortable.

For the only reason that you drive with shoes, should not treat others as tempo trax/lorry drivers. Please give respect other's feelings.

DrunkenMonk · 29th December 2005, 15:40

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Originally Posted by narasimha raju

Driving with bare foot or with shoes depends on person's feelings. I feel more comfortable with driving bare foot. Some others may find driving with shoes more comfortable.

For the only reason that you drive with shoes, should not treat others as tempo trax/lorry drivers. Please give respect other's feelings.

I don't want to start a slanging match. But...

While being goody-goody and politically correct is all right,
I had just meant that as a tongue-in-cheek remark. The
humour, it appears was lost here.

At the same time, there is an element of mindset that I
wanted to point out, though in these PC times, anything
that is a counterpoint could be taken in the wrong spirit.

Well, we don't take-off our pants to feel "connected" to
the soft corinthian leather of our arm-chairs.

Personally, I don't think it is possible to drive safely barefoot.
I once (only once) drove my Yamaha RX 100 with hawai
chappals.

- mvnk

View Poll Results: Your preferred footwear for driving?
Barefoot!	80	13.77%
Flip flops/Chappal/Slippers	57	9.81%
Canvas shoes	42	7.23%
Regular sports/walking shoes	310	53.36%
Leather shoes	17	2.93%
Driving shoes	53	9.12%
Other	22	3.79%
Voters: 581. You may not vote on this poll

28th December 2005, 17:02	#31
narasimha raju BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 128 Thanked: 54 Times	I always drive with bare foot or with socks. If I wear the shoes, I will not feel the accelerator.
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28th December 2005, 20:33	#33
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,730 Times View My Garage	Driving barefoot is not recomended because you cannot apply maximum pressure to the brake during an emergency/panic stop. I feel this is true for me.....what do you guys think?
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29th December 2005, 09:49	#36
Surya BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chennai. Now in BlueBell, PA, USA Posts: 49 Thanked: 0 Times	IMHO driving bare foot doesnt even sound nice.!! For those who drive for their living probably find this comfortable but for folks like me who drive only to reach destinations should drive with non-slippery light weight shoes/floaters. But as ballkey said, we can drive barefoot when testdriving cars to get the feel of it. Surya
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29th December 2005, 10:10	#37
LLL BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Delhi Posts: 635 Thanked: 2 Times	i always prefer to drive barefoot..feels connected to the engine...
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29th December 2005, 12:12	#40
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	I prefer light, thin soled, flexible footwear. I never wear boots while driving. I have a pair of old floaters that i use for driving. Nothing else gives me a better feel of the pedals. Shan2nu
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29th December 2005, 13:41	#43
MrBoombastic BANNED Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 253 Thanked: 6 Times	While I agree that driving barefoot is something which kind of adds to driving pleasure in a strange way that I can't explain and admit to prefer driving cars barefoot when taking a car for a test drive, I wouldn't say it's a very safe thing to do... Those pedals can be very nasty. I hate driving with anything, but shoes as footwear though. Last edited by MrBoombastic : 29th December 2005 at 13:42.
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