dead foot pedal foot rest

[BoboysTruck]

I wish I could reach the damn foot rest so I could rest my foot on it.
But since I can't, I rest my foot on the door sill. I drive with my shoes off so no scuff marks on the sill. Yeah, I'm vertically challenged.

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[Robert C]

What's a dead foot? For all of my 50+ years of driving, I've been a left foot braker,,,,,

HRG

My dad did that, there was no reasoning with him. He had
nothing but great attributes as a man - but looked like a freaking moron going down the street with his brake lights ALWAYS ON - or flashing. You may not think you are pressing on the brake enough with your left foot to make the brake lights go on - but for a lot of the time - YOU ARE.
Let me ask you this, do you have to replace your brake bulbs a lot? Or ever? Most of us never have to. Does your CHMSL even work anymore?

 

[icegradner]

What's a dead foot? For all of my 50+ years of driving, I've been a left foot braker,,,,,

HRG

Must be a track driver.

 

[NedF]

What's a dead foot? For all of my 50+ years of driving, I've been a left foot braker,,,,,

HRG

The only time I might left foot break is if I am on a long drive in traffic and my right leg or foot starts to cramp up. It feels so strange to do it and I am not a smooth in my delivery of pressure as I am using my left foot. One of the main reasons I got the Adaptive Cruse Control was for stop and go traffic...

 

[fossil]

45+ years of driving (started in my early teens) and I had no idea the pad for your left foot to rest on had a name!

Dead pedal not foot rest, it started as a performance car thing, a place to brace your left while cornering. Morphed into a pretender accessory for the most part.

 

[fossil]

What's a dead foot? For all of my 50+ years of driving, I've been a left foot braker,,,,,

HRG

so, how does that work with a manual gear shift

 

[Tyree1n]

My dad did that, there was no reasoning with him. He had
nothing but great attributes as a man - but looked like a freaking moron going down the street with his brake lights ALWAYS ON - or flashing. You may not think you are pressing on the brake enough with your left foot to make the brake lights go on - but for a lot of the time - YOU ARE.
Let me ask you this, do you have to replace your brake bulbs a lot? Or ever? Most of us never have to. Does your CHMSL even work anymore?

LOL No not talking about the brake pedal the dead foot pedal or footrest that is the footrest that sits up against the wall on the left side not talking about the brake

 

[Robert C]

LOL No not talking about the brake pedal the dead foot pedal or footrest that is the footrest that sits up against the wall on the left side not talking about the brake

HRG said he was a left foot braker.

 

[Tyree1n]

Not talking about a brake pedal go out in your car and look to the left it is something that looks like a foot pedal

 

[Robert C]

Not talking about a brake pedal go out in your car and look to the left it is something that looks like a foot pedal

Again, I was responding to Hot Runr Guy who said he was a left foot breaker.
I know what you were talking about

 

[Tyree1n]

My bad you get so much silliness instead of somebody trying to help you you get lost in these conversations again my apologies

 

[SLH13]

I wish I could reach the damn foot rest so I could rest my foot on it.
But since I can't, I rest my foot on the door sill. I drive with my shoes off so no scuff marks on the sill. Yeah, I'm vertically challenged.

Me too!!! I don't think I have ever been able to reach it in any vehicle!
I always say I am vertically challenged & horizontally enhanced.

 

[pi3]

Me too!!! I don't think I have ever been able to reach it in any vehicle!
I always say I am vertically challenged & horizontally enhanced.

I am only 6ft and I hate that thing. With the seat all the way back if I put my foot on it, my knee is in the air and my leg is off the seat. I have to put my left foot under the brake pedal. I'm hoping I can remove it.

 

[Glen Baker LLC]

I am only 6ft and I hate that thing. With the seat all the way back if I put my foot on it, my knee is in the air and my leg is off the seat. I have to put my left foot under the brake pedal. I'm hoping I can remove it.

My bad you get so much silliness instead of somebody trying to help you you get lost in these conversations again my apologies

Silliness will be the damnation of this world.
I'm being drop dead serious now.
I use the dead pedal all the time.
I'm 6 foot and I wear a size 14 shoe if these are qualifications, I find it perfectly comfortable.

 

[Dad]

I heard it was cheaper for Ford to make it more upright so since the Maverick is a POS tin can they chose the most cost effective angle for the dead pedal.

Not sure how angling a dead pedal affects the cost of production. Sounds like you're unhappy with your Maverick. Sorry to hear that.

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