"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
12/07/2016 at 21:31 • Filed to: None
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"jkm7680" (jkm7680)
12/07/2016 at 21:31 • Filed to: None | 2
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Driving manual while wearing steel toe boots. My clutch already has no feel to it, no sense in rubbing it in.
PS9
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 21:35 |
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You could instead try with worn out shoes after working 15 hours and have the ‘clutch feel’ be slightly better than stepping on burning legos.
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 21:41 |
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I stepped in dog shit at the park last week and drove home with no shoes on. Pedal #3 felt like a spike going through the bottom of my left foot after two shifts.
MyJeepGetsStuckInTheSnow
> PS9
12/07/2016 at 21:45 |
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Oh god.
Spaceball-Two
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 21:50 |
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I keep a pair of Vans slip ons in my car because I just can’t drive in my boots.
Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 21:52 |
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Why would you do that to yourself. I took mine off to drive an automatic back when I worked a dock in HS.
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jkm7680
> Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
12/07/2016 at 21:53 |
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Driving barefoot is fun-ish.
Whenever I wear flip flops, I take them off to drive because safety.
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jkm7680
> Spaceball-Two
12/07/2016 at 21:55 |
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That’s a good idea, I swear it’s like driving with cinder blocks strapped to my feet.
TheTurbochargedSquirrel
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 21:57 |
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There isn’t even enough room between the pedals in the Mini for me to even try driving it with my boots on.
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jkm7680
> TheTurbochargedSquirrel
12/07/2016 at 21:58 |
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I’ve got juuuuuust enough space
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Spaceball-Two
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 21:59 |
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Agreed. I can’t get a feel for the clutch with boots or dress shoes on.
Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 22:02 |
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I’ve never had an issue driving in my steel toes. I have to do it so much it actually feels weird when I wear my converse to drive.
Jayvincent
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 22:04 |
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I find my auto 4-cylinder accelerates and stops more quickly when the pedal is stomped by ~5lbs of steel reinforced metatarsal+toe safety boots. Of course, your experience may vary, but I find my safety shoes are the most comfortable shoes I own... after 20 years or so of wearing them every day (not the same pair, of course!), except for crouching, where you risk toe amputation. Clutch feel would be nice, though, on the rare occasion I drive someone else’s manual: can’t exactly carry a spare pair of driving shoes just in case, right?
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jkm7680
> Spaceball-Two
12/07/2016 at 22:05 |
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Yeah dress shoes are pretty bad for working the clutch, they’re too flat and stiff or something.
Vans and Sperries are the best for me and running shoes and boots are the worst.
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jkm7680
> Logansteno: Bought a VW?
12/07/2016 at 22:06 |
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If your clutch is very truck-like in nature, then I’d imagine you’d be fine. But if its feather light and weird like mine, then that’s another story.
unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 22:09 |
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I have to drive with converse or thin sole shoes. I don’t feel the brake pedal with my running shoes or puma soccer shoes and think the brake lines are blown. Clutch I can deal with.
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Spaceball-Two
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 22:10 |
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I couldn’t imagine the ladies that manual in heels!
fhrblig
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 22:11 |
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Now do it in a Chevy Spark. Not only couldn’t I feel the clutch, I became convinced my foot was missing.
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jkm7680
> Spaceball-Two
12/07/2016 at 22:11 |
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That would be horrible, I’d imagine some take them off though
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Spaceball-Two
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 22:17 |
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I recall Yama and LBC saying they had no problem. No thanks!
The Compromiser
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 22:44 |
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I just got used to it in my old Mazda so I hardly notice. I ride with steel toes usually so I guess that’s kind of the same thing?
Funktheduck
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 23:04 |
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Why not just take them off?
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jkm7680
> Funktheduck
12/07/2016 at 23:16 |
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My mats and the surrounding area are all muddy and gross.
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Funktheduck
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 23:19 |
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Mine are too but sometimes I just like the feel
e36Jeff now drives a ZHP
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 23:20 |
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Driving a manual with boots(not just steel toed ones) is...odd. Since my boots don’t really allow for the level of ankle flex that I usually use to operate my clutch, I have to adopt moving my whole leg to operate the clutch. If I ever get into nasty stop-and-go traffic while wearing boots in my car I am going to have a bad day. Also my boots are only just barely narrower than the gap between the gas and clutch pedals, so it can be tricky to grab just the brake pedal.
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jkm7680
> e36Jeff now drives a ZHP
12/07/2016 at 23:21 |
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All good points, I have a weird seating position and the pedals are angled up for some reason, so I was fine with that
Dusty Ventures
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 23:26 |
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I bought a pair of Puma slip-on driving shoes for this very reason.
gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee
> jkm7680
12/07/2016 at 23:37 |
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I had to adjust my technique when I started commuting in work boots with the Niva. My big feet plus work boots meant I could without much contortion, hit all three pedals at the same time, with only one foot. Braking and downshifting at the same time always got interesting... “
XJDano
> jkm7680
12/08/2016 at 06:33 |
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You can get used to it.
Wacko
> jkm7680
12/08/2016 at 14:41 |
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now try with winter rubber boots
