What is the correct right foot posture for an automatic transmission?

As we all know, there are more and more automatic transmission cars on the market now. Compared with the cars in the past, today's automatic transmission cars are more convenient to drive. The biggest difference is that there is no need to change gears. Therefore, when driving an automatic transmission car, the posture of your feet is different from that of the cars in the past. Many people are not used to driving an automatic transmission car when they first start. The correct posture is actually like this.

Correct right foot position for automatic transmission:

Whether you are driving a manual transmission car or an automatic transmission car, the role of the right foot is actually far greater than that of the left foot, because the right foot has to control both the accelerator and the brake, which is the forward and stop of the car. Especially the timeliness of braking, which ensures our driving safety.

So how do you place your right foot in the correct position? In fact, this is a topic that I saw someone discussing online recently. In the driving school before, it seemed that no instructor had ever taught us the standard posture of the right foot. We basically relied on our own feeling. We would put our foot there naturally if we felt comfortable.

In fact, there are two ways to say the standard posture of the right foot, namely "press the brake straight on and the accelerator diagonally" and "press the brake diagonally and press the accelerator straight on". It means that we fix the right foot in a position, and then use the heel as the axis to step on the brake and the accelerator.

Obviously, of these two postures, the "stepping on the brake straight on and stepping on the accelerator diagonally" posture is more suitable for most friends, because everyone's feet have a natural outward angle, which is the most natural and comfortable posture, while the "stepping on the accelerator straight on and stepping on the brake diagonally" method is to let the right foot buckle inward, which is an inward-facing posture, which will make our movements less smooth, but awkward, affecting the action of stepping on the brake.

However, this standard posture is the most ideal state, because we cannot ignore the fact that there is a height difference between the brake pedal and the accelerator pedal. Therefore, if we only use the heel as the axis to switch, there is not only a switching of left and right angles, but also a three-dimensional height switching. Therefore, when switching from the accelerator to the brake, we will also rely on the strength of the thigh to lift the heel and then switch to the brake pedal.

So, if you look at the standard tutorials on the Internet, the "stepping on the brake straight ahead and stepping on the accelerator diagonally" as shown in the diagram is indeed the most comfortable and easiest to operate posture. However, this is only based on a two-dimensional plane. If you operate it this way, there will definitely be problems and you will feel uncomfortable.

Taking into account the height difference between the accelerator and the brake, there will be a premise of three-dimensional space. When operating, you almost have to rely on your thighs to lift your heels, and then use your heels as the axis to switch.

However, what Sanwei wants to talk about today is not the importance of this correct posture. Because, as long as you get used to it, any posture will not affect your driving. In fact, 90% of dangerous situations, even if the posture is wrong, have little to do with the posture.