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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.
Left-foot braking is the favored technique for using opposite lock in a front drive vehicle. A related technique is the handbrake turn , in which the rear wheels are deliberately locked in order to break the friction between the tires and the road, allowing the car to be spun around a very tight bend or junction, etc.
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left-foot braking as a an alternative to right-foot braking for simple deceleration; left-foot braking as a method of adjusting the vehicle's handling during cornering; There may well be a school of thought that says the first is a bad idea (though in principle there's no reason it should matter which foot is used).
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