Never had that problem, but I do hate it that automatics start going when you lift the break rather than when you press the gas (and engage the clutch).
An automatic car has no clutch; automatic transmissions aren’t just manual transmissions that do the work for you. It has a thing called a torque converter which is kind of a hydraulic pump and hydraulic motor in one unit which allows the engine to deliver torque and yet still slip.
I’ve driven a manual once - in a parking lot. Most of my driving has been in an automatic. I agree with this. I should have to press the “go” pedal to go, not just release the “stop” pedal. Thankfully, I now have an EV where I can choose to have it stop when I release the “go” pedal and not go again until I press the “go” pedal.
Most newer cars that have electronic parking brakes have an auto brake-hold feature that you can turn on. It keeps the car still when you depress the brake pedal a little deeper. Then the car won’t move when you release the brake and will only do when you step on the gas (or brake) again. It’s very useful at stop lights and drive thrus so you don’t have to keep your foot on the brakes all the time.
My car is manual, and my work car was automatic, I’ve done this several times
I find this terrifying. I drove a manual for 20 years and often switched to an automatic and never did it, and can’t imagine how it would even happen. The pedals aren’t that close.
I’m not understanding either. When I drove manual, I used the left foot exclusively for the clutch, and in an automatic, I don’t use the left foot at all.
Basically, monkey brain expects the left foot to meet with a pedal and will absolutely settle for the brake pedal if not reasoned with. I’ve done it a few times myself.
It’s usually when I realize that my turn is “right there,” and kind of an oh shit moment
What happened to that statue lol
It hit the extra wide brake pedal instead of the non-existent clutch pedal.
I’ve done this in my ambulance and nearly ate the steering wheel. All that weight DOES NOT like coming to a sudden stop
Every once in a blue moon, I will slam my left foot into an empty space on the floor.
The brake is a right foot pedal, and I’m not sure what models others are speaking of when they say automatic brake pedals are wider. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like that.
I think it’s been over twenty years since I’ve driven a manual transmission. I wonder if I could still do it. In my younger years when such cars were still common, it was second nature, but here 'murca, it’s tough to even find one if you want one anymore.
We have both types at home and yes the brake pedal on the automatic is twice as wide as the gas one. The only way for me to prevent using my left foot is to have it on the little rest spor on the left.
This
VS this
The brake pedal in the first picture is more than twice as wide as the accelerator, and it’s only about ~50% wider in the second picture
On some cars that empty space where the clutch would be is the handbrake
If you’re new to automatics, or don’t drive them often, the trick is to tuck your left foot behind your right leg to stop you from doing this.
Or just cut it off tbh
As a guy who dailys a manual and weekend woriors a automatic car from the 50s it gets even more confusing because dispute not having a clutch it does have a floor dimmer switch so I still have 3 pedals and if I screw it up at night then sorry about blinding the guy in front of me with my upgraded led headlights
My parents 77 ford maybe f-150 (not sure if they were called that yet–actually I think it was something starting with an E) had the floor dimmer switch.
On topic though, I have driven manuals for 31 years now and currently have 3 5-speeds and 2 automatics in my driveway and I’ve never done this. What’s wrong with you people?
For me i suppose it doesn’t help that im also experienced 30s and 20s cars that have button pedals so everything but the brakes feel like a dimmer switch so I guess that also doesn’t help
I understood this joke… then felt sad because I felt old… then felt mad because I miss my manual cars…
I thought this was a destiny meme for a second, just played through the Final Shape.
I’ve had to drive manuals at work and after a day of it I do this driving home at least twice.
When you give a cheap axe to your wife as a anniversary present.
Seems kind of erotic
I think you’ll have to explain to most of the audience what a clutch is
Needs to explain why they think the clutch would be so far to the right.
I’m thinking the OP doesn’t understand how to drive a manual.
Or they don’t know how to drive automatic and brake with their left foot. Either way, it doesn’t check out
Eh there’s also sometimes the foot e brake and sometimes when you’re thinking really fast and maybe have done a few switching from car to car you might just try to start a car and move with the e brake engaged thinking it was a clutch
Probably because we don’t dead reckon off the position of the gas pedal, but rather, our mental shortcut is, “clutch is furthest left pedal.”
As others have said, brake on automatic tends to be a wide pedal. Pedals on a smaller car or sports car tend to be small and very close together for heel and toe and whatnot.
A lot of cars with automatics and manuals have slightly different brake pedal sizes for the same models (bigger on automatics usually, takes a bit of the space a clutch might). So theoretically it makes some sense.
I’ve never owned an auto, only manuals. But there’s been a couple times when I drove automatics for friends and family and accidently slammed my left foot into the floor or brake due to muscle memory. The pedals are close together in modern manual cars so you can heal toe, and automatic gas pedals are nearly always wider, because why wouldn’t they be?
So yeah, not only do I believe op drives a manual, I bet they do it often enough that when they do drive an auto they have to consciously hold their left foot back. I know I have to. I’ve been using a clutch too long, my left foot just wants to go.
Why would you want to slam on clutch, and that too without simultaneously slamming the brakes??
You slam on the clutch to change gears. And you get used to changing gears while decelerating to use the engine brake as much as possible
Some automatics have extra wide break pedals. You’d put both feet on the same pedal.
Or hit while just changing gears. Then panic and push harder because your brain doesn’t understand why you’re slowing up.
Somebody’s in the [email protected] chat!
It’s not me! Didn’t even know there was a chat!
Crazy coincidence then! Someone made a very similar joke yesterday in our meme chat room.
There’s Lemmy chat now? How does that work?? Is it like IRC?
No clue.
