"Heds" wrote in message
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Hi,

I wonder if you could help settle an argument between my wife and I
(at least this one is related to cars!).

She drives with her left foot covering the clutch and says that she
was taught this technique as the correct way to drive and it helps her
if she needs to stop quickly.

I on the other hand say that if you need to stop quickly it is the
brake pedal she should be worrying about and that her left foot should
be flat on the floor or on the purpose built foot rest, unless she is
in the process of changing gear.

She insists that her foot is not on the clutch and just above it so is
hovering and therefore not causing the clutch any problems.

If anyone could help settle this friendly discussion I would be most
grateful. Especially if I could be proved right :-)

If she really isn't touching it, then she should be fine. I'd imagine it's
an uncomfortable way to drive though.

However, when I was learning to drive, I occasionally made the mistake of
leaving my foot on the clutch pedal, thinking I was putting absolutely no
pressure on it. I was proved wrong when the instructor stuck his foot under
his clutch pedal and nudged it back up.