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Do heavy boots impact your driving with manual transmissions. (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2020 OP
I haven't worn boots or driven a stick since 1996 rzemanfl Feb 2020 #1
Then you can't possibly comment on this existential question that NoMe people might experience. nt OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2020 #2
I used to drive a stick in my Sorels (never tied) when I went ice fishing. rzemanfl Feb 2020 #4
My point, eactly! OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2020 #6
Takes a few minutes and safeinOhio Feb 2020 #3
Me too, sorta. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2020 #5
Clutch and break peddles are safeinOhio Feb 2020 #9
Nailed it. OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2020 #12
Yes, depends on thickness of sole and height/flexibility of boots. flor-de-jasmim Feb 2020 #7
Well, my father had a lead foot KT2000 Feb 2020 #8
any shoe impacts my driving or even my walking Kali Feb 2020 #10
Heavy boots useful in my past experience WheelWalker Feb 2020 #11
Makes sense. But you always drove with the boots, no? OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2020 #13
Quite true. WheelWalker Feb 2020 #16
I notice more problems with flip-flops. fierywoman Feb 2020 #14
Have you ever seen what most racers wear? More like ballet slippers. gibraltar72 Feb 2020 #15
I have 3 standard shift cars now and have only driven 1 automatic in my life. sinkingfeeling Feb 2020 #17
Ha!! Forgot about that! OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2020 #18
Ihave an uncle who can speed shift a John Deere Mopar151 Feb 2020 #19
You obviously bring a hi-level tech perspective to a low tech dilemma! OAITW r.2.0 Feb 2020 #20
A Subaru footbox and size 14's Mopar151 Feb 2020 #21
Something in the clutch master ?? Mopar151 Feb 2020 #22

rzemanfl

(30,274 posts)
4. I used to drive a stick in my Sorels (never tied) when I went ice fishing.
Mon Feb 17, 2020, 09:11 PM
Feb 2020

So there's that, I suppose. Yes it was harder than regular shoes.

safeinOhio

(34,007 posts)
9. Clutch and break peddles are
Mon Feb 17, 2020, 09:20 PM
Feb 2020

real close together in my 2002 6 speed SLK. Not bad in my 1960 Dodge 100.

KT2000

(20,818 posts)
8. Well, my father had a lead foot
Mon Feb 17, 2020, 09:17 PM
Feb 2020

after my mother passed and he was the sole driver, my brother and I got him some crepe soled shoes. It didn't help, he still drove like someone was going to steal the road before he got there.

sinkingfeeling

(52,964 posts)
17. I have 3 standard shift cars now and have only driven 1 automatic in my life.
Tue Feb 18, 2020, 08:01 AM
Feb 2020

The hardest shoes to drive in, without a doubt: 3 inch heels.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,258 posts)
18. Ha!! Forgot about that!
Wed Feb 19, 2020, 11:38 PM
Feb 2020

I can't imagine driving a manual with high heals. Worse than boots, I would think. Just too weird. I think I'd drive barefoot if I was confronted with that choice.

Mopar151

(10,172 posts)
19. Ihave an uncle who can speed shift a John Deere
Thu Feb 20, 2020, 10:25 PM
Feb 2020

Tobin can drive for hours without using the clutch, with a 13 speed Roadranger.
He could drive my full provenance ProShifted, A833 Drag racing transmission from here to LA without grinding a gear, at road speed. Don Carlton could carry the front wheels through 3 shifts in the same style trans, In the famed Motown Missle.

I tried one on a test day at Loudon (road course), under ideal shoes, pedals, and an exquisite clutch, with a stout W2 340. Maybe God could shift it,or Bill Rutan. If I missed a demi step in "footbox ballet", the mayhem was more than I wanted to manage on Mt. Washington! I sweated liquid sodium until Liberty Gear MADE a new, OE style, synchromesh input shaft,from an old ProShift one. I got it in my hand in time to put it in the transmission, help my "crew" swing it in, and load the car. I may have grabbed a shower before the train rolled out. Liberty ate the airfreight bill, because awesome.
No single answer exists. Uncle Tiny and I take a size 14 boot, Tobin ain't a midget. Before I had racing shoes, a Herman "Soft Sole" workboot worked best, 'cuz you didn't have to ducttape the laces. Chuck Taylors dissolve from all the things that happen in a race car.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,258 posts)
20. You obviously bring a hi-level tech perspective to a low tech dilemma!
Thu Feb 20, 2020, 10:50 PM
Feb 2020

But, maybe a comment on this.....

I had a pretty thorough rebuild on my clutch last year (Linkage, throwout and clutch bearings,etc). 2007 VW Passat, 2.0T, 6 Spd, 115K

I had an odd failure with the clutch a couple of days ago. Pedal to floor, no return. That's what I fixed last year~ This time, I was able to recover by moving the pedal back up to it's proper position and it sorta reacts OK. But it's not in the mode where I feel comfortable with the expected clutch/gear performance.

The problem happened when I was wearing my Maine Winter Show Boots...

Mopar151

(10,172 posts)
21. A Subaru footbox and size 14's
Fri Feb 21, 2020, 02:00 AM
Feb 2020

Is like demonic possession, at random intervals. I drove a Saab 99EMS in Sorels all winter, but the trick was to use my big toe to operate the throttle.

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