Is it correct to step on the brake and the accelerator at an angle when driving? How should you step on the brake and the accelerator?

Many people ask how to step on the brakes and accelerator while driving. According to personal habits, these postures will not affect your driving. It’s just that in comparison, stepping on the brake straight on and stepping on the accelerator diagonally are more standard postures. Once you are used to a certain posture, you don’t have to deliberately change it.

Is it correct to step on the brake and accelerator at an angle when driving?

When driving, no matter how you drive, you always feel that the brake and accelerator are pressed straight, that is to say, we should press the brake and accelerator straight, and the driver's right foot should be placed in the middle position between the brake and the accelerator, so that both sides can be taken into account.

We usually say that when stepping on the brake or the accelerator, it involves switching of feet. The car owner uses the right heel as a fulcrum and swings it left and right, so that the right foot can be quickly switched between the brake and the accelerator. When driving, you must ensure that the right foot is either in the brake position or in the accelerator position. For example, if the car owner wants to accelerate, but has not accelerated yet, the car owner can place the right foot in the accelerator position without stepping on the accelerator, but has already made the gesture of stepping on the accelerator; if the car owner wants to brake, he can place the right foot in the brake position, but does not need to step on the brake, just make the gesture of stepping on the brake.

How to step on the brake pedal

In fact, engineers have taken driving convenience into consideration when setting the brake and accelerator positions. For all vehicles, the brake and accelerator positions are very close, but not too close. There is a position that is suitable for more than 90% of the population, and this position is matched according to the size of the person's foot. The owner can switch back and forth between the accelerator and the brake frequently. For manual transmission, the clutch is obviously very different from the brake and accelerator, mainly because the clutch is stepped on by the left foot, and both the left and right feet are used. In order to increase the driving convenience of the owner, the clutch, brake, and accelerator positions must be set appropriately.

Which posture is the correct one for stepping on the accelerator?

I think it is more practical to step on the brake straight on and the accelerator diagonally. It is also safer to put your foot on the brake naturally when you don't need to accelerate.

However, it should be noted that what we just discussed was only on a two-dimensional plane. In practice, we also need to consider the height difference between the brake and the accelerator, so we must pay attention to this height when moving our feet between the brake and the accelerator.

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The brake pedal is obviously larger than the accelerator pedal. To step on it steadily, you must press the center of the pedal. If you are stepping on the accelerator, when you need to brake, your toes may not be able to completely step on the center of the brake pedal after turning around.

The action of stepping on the accelerator pedal is softer than that of the brake pedal, because few people drive like racing cars and step on the accelerator with their feet. Therefore, it is more accurate to step on the accelerator with the front part of the foot. However, when stepping on the accelerator, you need to keep the front part of the foot exerting force, so the heel will move backwards. When you step on the brake, it will be even more difficult to reach the brake pedal.

When braking suddenly, you need to step on the pedal with all your strength. Only direct foot braking can effectively ensure maximum force.