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Does anyone here have footware that u don't drive in ??

swordheartswordheart
edited July 2008 in Chit chat
I ask this because i have been having driving lessons since last November and have always had difficulty doing the manouvres, turn in road reverse round corner etc, because i always had difficulty using the clutch and accellerator to go slow ( which makes the manouvres easier to do ). For the past 10 years i have worn Adidas Samba trainers ( not the same ones :) )but today i wore some different traners and i could immediatly tell the difference i could control the clutch and accelerator really easily and i did all the manouvres really well, i am sure its not in my head and that these different trainers made a hell of a difference to my driving. Or is it like when u give a 5 year old some trainers and tell him they make him run faster he will run round the house telling everyone one he can run really fast now ???
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  • milemile
    edited July 2008
    after a work do i got driven home by a woman who was wearing high heels, if we weren't both pissed i think i would have been scared as we kept vearing off the road.



    so don't drive in high heels.
  • thx1138thx1138
    edited July 2008
    I mostly wear these when I'm riding my motorbike.

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  • swordheartswordheart
    edited July 2008
    oooeerr kinky boots
  • milemile
    edited July 2008
    swordheart wrote: »
    oooeerr kinky boots

    i'll post you a pic of my horse riding boots. ;-)
  • swordheartswordheart
    edited July 2008
    There's definitely a fetish element to those boots with all the straps, whats wrong with a nice zip THX ???
  • swordheartswordheart
    edited July 2008
    mile wrote: »
    i'll post you a pic of my horse riding boots. ;-)


    i dread to think mile :)
  • chop983chop983
    edited July 2008
    The soles on Sambas are huge, I have some similar which I wont drive in. it's not you it's the trainers
  • milemile
    edited July 2008
    swordheart wrote: »
    i dread to think mile :)

    he he he.....

    oh wait they are actually horse riding boots, i use them when i ride horses. nothing too exciting, i'm afraid. lol
  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited July 2008
    mile wrote: »
    he he he.....

    oh wait they are actually horse riding boots, i use them when i ride horses. nothing too exciting, i'm afraid. lol

    Ferrets, horses ... what's next mile???
  • AndyCAndyC
    edited July 2008
    Had a similar experience when doing my lessons. Clutch control was a nightmare, then after buying some new trainers, it suddenly seemed a lot easier.
  • thx1138thx1138
    edited July 2008
    On most modern bikes the clutch is operated with the left hand, the front brake and throttle with the right hand, the gear stick with the left foot, and the back brake with the right foot.
  • guesserguesser
    edited July 2008
    while I was learning/doing my test I wore flat canvas slip on shoes it made the manoeuvres much easier, now that I've had more practice I can drive in my normal black shoes. So as not to have to bother carrying the slip ons around and changing shoes.

    there's a point where the inconvenience of not being able to finely control the clutch becomes less than the inconvenience of changing your shoes every time you need to drive :)
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  • MrCheeseMrCheese
    edited July 2008
    Shoes do make a difference when learning. I had some Doc Martens and they were a nightmare to drive in. Nowadays I can drive with any sort of shoe and its no bother. Practice makes perfect.
  • swordheartswordheart
    edited July 2008
    I think had i worn these other trainers from the start the driving lessons would have been much less stressful.
  • ADJBADJB
    edited July 2008
    The bottom line is that if you need to "feel" the pedals wear shoes which don't have any sort of padded sole.

    If I'm driving on the road I always wear thin sole flat shoes which are also allright for work, If I'm track driving then I use very thin sole boots with almost no heel.

    If you ever have to heel and toe the controls you haven't got a chance in trainers but you will never pass your test if you try that either so it doesn't matter.
  • VampyreVampyre
    edited July 2008
    aowen wrote: »
    Driving barefoot is always a little tricky.

    I tried that once and it felt completely unnatural. I also tried once to be like Michael Schumacher and use my left foot to apply the brake - I nearly broke my nose on the steering wheel!
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  • dm_boozefreekdm_boozefreek
    edited July 2008
    I did my driving lessons in a pair of Reeboks, I hate reeboks but these were retro type ones with the pump and they were only $30 so I had to have em' for a laugh. First pair of Reeboks I've had since about 1986. Don't wear em' now.

    Also did my driving lessons in a pair of white Vans, first pair of Vans I've bought in 10 years, wasn't really sure if I liked them at first, but now I wear them all the time.

    But I have a knackered pair of Converse that are dropping to bits that I wear for work :D
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  • sparkessparkes
    edited July 2008
    dm_boozefreek wrote: »
    But I have a knackered pair of Converse that are dropping to bits that I wear for work :D

    Not sure if you are driving a 'real' car with manual gears over there but I've found All-Stars die in a couple of months if you drive in them :(

    I learned in a pair of brown suede brogues (which where cool once, I'm just not sure when) and swapping after they died was a learning experience. Not so much of a problem once you've driven a few cars in a few different pairs but those early days are hard work.
  • dekhdekh
    edited July 2008
    Vampyre wrote: »
    I tried that once and it felt completely unnatural. I also tried once to be like Michael Schumacher and use my left foot to apply the brake - I nearly broke my nose on the steering wheel!

    Er, how'd you hit the clutch? What would stop you stamping on the accelerator and brake at the same time in an emergency?
  • VampyreVampyre
    edited July 2008
    dekh wrote: »
    Er, how'd you hit the clutch? What would stop you stamping on the accelerator and brake at the same time in an emergency?

    I wasn't doing an emergency stop or coming to a halt, simply slowing the car down a bit. It was a straight bit of road and nothing was behind or in front and I thought I'd try it out with a feather touch of the brake - well the feather was more like a sledge hammer with the wrong foot!
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  • thx1138thx1138
    edited July 2008
    I brake with my left foot in a car.
  • swordheartswordheart
    edited July 2008
    thx1138 wrote: »
    I brake with my left foot in a car.


    And where's your right foot ?????
  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited July 2008
    swordheart wrote: »
    And where's your right foot ?????

    He donated it to science.
  • thx1138thx1138
    edited July 2008
    swordheart wrote: »
    And where's your right foot ?????


    On the clutch.
  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited July 2008
    thx1138 wrote: »
    On the clutch.

    How do you steer when facing the wrong way?
  • thx1138thx1138
    edited July 2008
    I was being sarcastic.
  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited July 2008
    thx1138 wrote: »
    I was being sarcastic.

    How does that help you steer facing the back of the car?
  • thx1138thx1138
    edited July 2008
    I can see you better when I reverse over you.
  • ZnorXmanZnorXman
    edited July 2008
    thx1138 wrote: »
    I can see you better when I reverse over you.

    Why don't you just put yer spectacles on instead?
  • rich_chandlerrich_chandler
    edited July 2008
    Steel toe-capped boots are a nightmare to drive in. You can't feel the pedals at all.
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