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2. Left-foot braking - Wikipedia

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   Left-foot braking is the technique of using the left foot to operate the brake pedal in an automobile, leaving the right foot dedicated to the throttle pedal. [1] It contrasts with the practice of using the left foot to operate the clutch pedal, leaving the right foot to share the duties of controlling both brake and gas pedals.

3. Car controls - Wikipedia

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   Later cars used both a foot pedal and a hand lever to set the minimum throttle. The 1918 Stutz Bearcat had a central throttle pedal with the clutch and brake to the right and left. [8] Modern cruise control was invented in 1948. [9]

4. Dead pedal - Wikipedia

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   The dead pedal was developed to prevent the accidental actuation of the clutch or brake, also known as left-foot braking, by providing an alternative surface to rest the foot on. The dead pedal became more important with time as stronger and faster cars were developed because the left foot must push against the floor to brace the driver's body ...

5. Heel-and-toe shifting - Wikipedia

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   The brake was able to be operated with the heel whilst the accelerator pedal could be simultaneously pressed with the toe. The technique is carried out in modern cars by operating the brake with the toe area, while rocking the foot across to the right to operate the throttle with the right side of the foot.

6. Talk:Left-foot braking - Wikipedia

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   Parking lot crashes: A recent study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of 2400 gas pedal accidents in North Carolina (driver attempts to move the right foot from the gas pedal position over to the left foot area where the brake pedal is located but hits the gas pedal instead), tend to occur more frequently but not exclusively ...

7. Review: 'Clean Slate' is a sweet, new old-fashioned family comedy

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   As to the trans theme, "Clean Slate" takes its foot off that pedal fairly quickly, and settles into its groove as a generation-gap, culture-clash comedy about a father who likes his bad habits and ...

8. Sudden unintended acceleration - Wikipedia

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   Bernard told investigators that he was accelerating to get past a merging truck when the accelerator pedal jammed into the floor mat and remained there when he took his foot off the pedal. Bernard was able to slow the car down to 50–60 mph (80–97 km/h) with the brakes, but was only able to bring the car to a complete stop after putting the ...

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