Should the Foot Be on the Accelerator or Brake When Driving?

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LeMarcus
07/30/25 2:40am
From a professional driving perspective, both the accelerator and brake must be controlled by one foot. The relevant explanations are as follows: 1. Reason: Controlling both the accelerator and brake with one foot means that when the brake is pressed, the accelerator must be released, and when the accelerator is pressed, the brake won't be engaged. 2. Comparison: For manual transmission vehicles, the far left is the clutch, the middle is the brake, and the far right is the accelerator. For automatic transmission vehicles, the left is the brake and the right is the accelerator. Moreover, in automatic cars, only one foot (typically the right foot) is used for control. It is prohibited to use the left foot for the brake and the right foot for the accelerator.
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