gogozy

Hi All:
a guy mention about driving barefeet in another site prompted me to send some input here, i, used to drive barefeet too, yes, very sensational (just remember to wash feet in and out ).. and don't keep the shoes on the driver side flootmat, it is very dangerous if something stuck brakes.... :P

sauceman

And it is usually not legal for some reason, but, yes, I do agree it is much more comfortable this way when travelling long distances.

jackspat2

lately i've been driving with sandals on and yes, I've heard it's illegal. I don't care though.

gogozy

illegal?? i only know it illegal in Taiwan.... why illegal??? they worry people stuff their brake padel with their shoes?? mmmm but it feel great with bare feet!!:P

soopa

yes its illegal in NY... but who cares. see no reason for it to be other then the shoe getting stuck under the pedal thing...

but if ya move it.. then who cares

captainjack

It used to be illegal here in Florida. (With all the beach sand, it could get slippery.)

But then somebody realized it helped keep people awake on longer trips. So now it's okay.

Who says you don't learn nothin' in court-mandated traffic school?

Jaeger

The posts so far in this thread lead me to believe that either you all are crazy, or else I am. It may well be the latter. Driving in bare feet - why the heck would you want to do that? It stikes me as perhaps unsafe and certainly unhygenic. Ugh. No thanks.

Jaeger

PS - Maybe it's the fact that where I live we have this thing called winter.

sauceman

Well, dude, it's not that you're crazy or that we are, it's probably that you've never driven long distances bare-footed. BTW, by barefooted it can also mean you keep your socks.

And unhygienic? Well it depends, but I vac my car each week so the mats don't get dirty. And during wintertime, well it gets kinda harder to do too...

gogozy

oh, i in Toronto, it does feel great, or you can get a very thin sole shose for driving!!! na, i do't do that in winter, may get frost bite!! :P

sauceman

Oh, and that makes me think, look at the race car drivers, what kind of shoes they have. They look almost like small children's pyjama slippers. Very thin. You get a good feeling of the throttle and brake.

rb1

A brief Google search suggests that the "driving barefoot is illegal" stories are an "urban legend" and have been completely debunked.

(e.g. driving a car barefoot appears to be legal in all 50 U.S. States).

Of course, if someone has a firm cite that says othewise...

ebcheon

you must got some smelly feet. :P