68% Think Two-foot Driving Makes Them More Responsive in a Collision

People go through sets of rules and regulations in their early stages of driving. While most rules and regulations are agreed upon by everyone, like adjusting the mirrors and wearing seatbelts, some are not agreed upon. One of the most common among the not-so-commonly accepted rule is whether or not to use both feet while driving.

As these driving preferences are subjective, Real Research conducted a survey on driving with two feet to understand which choice is favored the most by the public. The survey aims find answers to multiple questions, including, the most-used foot to adjust brakes and accelerators, advantages of driving with both feet, disadvantages, etc.

By the end of the survey, Real Research was able to deduce the following about the public preferences for driving with both feet. Continue reading for the survey results.

Key Takeaways:

• 81.64% use their right foot to control the brake and accelerator pedals
• 68.82% think driving with two feet makes the driver more responsive in the event of accidents
• 52.71% strongly agree that driving with both feet is dangerous and should be stopped

86.9% Drive a Car, But Only 6.98% Use Both Feet

The survey began by asking the participants whether they drive or not, for which 86.9% answered yes, of which more than three-fourths were men.

The survey asked the participants about their choice of the foot while controlling the accelerator and pedal. While 81.64% of respondents use their right foot for the same, 11.39% use their left foot. On the other hand, a minority of 6.98% answered that they use both feet while driving.

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68.82% Think That Driving on Two Feet Can Make the Driver More Responsive

Next, the survey asked the respondents what they think is the biggest advantage of driving with two feet.

Almost 69% of respondents answered that they think the biggest advantage of using both feet while driving is that the driver will be able to react faster in case of an accident event occurs.

However, 18.16% believe that driving with both feet is more effective in acceleration conditions where turning corners tend to be difficult.

Furthermore, more than one-tenth of the respondents answered that using two feet will help reduce joint pain during driving. Last but not least, 1.96% think that there are other benefits to the peculiar way of driving.

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60.72% Say Driving with Two Feet Can Be Confusing

The survey then probed respondents on the biggest disadvantage of using both feet while driving, for which 60.72% responded that two feet driving can be very confusing.

Moving forward, 21.24% of respondents replied that the current cars are designed for the right foot. On the contrary, 7.64% answered that controlling the break using the left foot can be difficult and hence two-foot driving should be avoided.

5.95%, when asked about the negatives of driving with both feet said that during sudden braking, the accelerator, pedal, and brake might get pressed together. 3.81% responded that using both feet might increase foot fatigue.

The survey was concluded by asking how many people think that driving with both feet is a dangerous mistake, for individuals as well as society, that needs to be corrected by using just one foot. For this, 52.71% strongly agreed while 22.08% showed their agreement.

A further 19% of participants chose to show a neutral opinion on the question, surprisingly, 6.02% of the respondents disagreed with the statement that driving with two feet is dangerous.