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Happy Sunday folks,

I was wondering if I'm the only one that feels weird driving with shoes on. Not necessarily heels, but any form of footwear. I feel obstructed, like, I won't drive properly if I'm not barefooted. Am I the only one?

Happy sunday

i love driving without shoes, it makes me free just like am walking.....

I feel more comfortable when driving without shoe.

Celestial people on the thread
So you wear socks and lace your shoe, then when you get to the car you pull off.
When you get to the office or your destination, you put on your shoe again

cassidy1996:
i love driving without shoes, it makes me free just like am walking.....

Are you walking or driving?

[color=Blue]I've always driven with shoes.

From a safety standpoint, it's not advisable. In the event of a crash, shoes will go a long way to protecting your feet from the pedals, which may be forced into the car, and could cut your feet. Sever your major artery, and you could bleed to death before rescuers could cut you free.

If you feel uncomfortable driving with shoes or any other form of footwear, then you need to reverse that habit. I don't know of any driving school (exc. Nigeran ones) who's instructors will permit you to take driving lessons barefoot. Or any examiner who would put you through your driving test with your feet exposed.[/color]

I take it that the OP is new to driving......I also had thesame 'problem' early in my driving days. I couldn't dare drive with shoes on as I felt I wouldn't b able to control the car without my bare feet working the pedals, anything in between was gonna result in an epic fail I thought....things changed as time went by though and I can drive even with heels(I be guy o) or high tops (Abi wetin dem dey call am) now

This I experienced when I started learning how to drive. But I started feeling very comfortable with my shoes on after 2 weeks.

Siena:
[color=Blue]I've always driven with shoes.

From a safety standpoint, it's not advisable. In the event of a crash, shoes will go a long way to protecting your feet from the pedals, which may be forced into the car, and could cut your feet. Sever your major artery, and you could bleed to death before rescuers could cut you free.

If you feel uncomfortable driving with shoes or any other form of footwear, then you need to reverse that habit. I don't know of any driving school (exc. Nigeran ones) who's instructors will permit you to take driving lessons barefoot. Or any examiner who would put you through your driving test with your feet exposed.[/color]

Wow! For real? I had no idea. I would start practicing with shoes henceforth.

niceeric:
I take it that the OP is new to driving......I also had thesame 'problem' early in my driving days. I couldn't dare drive without shoes on as I felt I wouldn't b able to control the car without my bare feet working the pedals, anything in between was gonna result in an epic fail I thought....things changed as time went by though and I can drive even with heels(I be guy o) or high tops (Abi wetin dem dey call am) now

No o. I've been driving for 10 years now, without shoes. So trying it with shoes feels weird

colossus2:
Celestial people on the thread
So you wear socks and lace your shoe, then when you get to the car you pull off.
When you get to the office or your destination, you put on your shoe again

Truth be told ehn, I wear slippers, carry shoes in a separate bag. Then once I get into the car, I kick off my slippers (slippers, in case I need to quickly get out of the car, and there's no time for sme-sme with shoes). Once I get to my destination, I put on my shoes. See stress!

MissMercedes:
No o. I've been driving for 10 years now, without shoes. So trying it with shoes feels weird

Ha!!! 10 years of driving shoeless!....now there's a problem!...you have to unlearn that habit and start using shoes (with flat soles of course) in driving. sometimes, feet get sweaty and tend to slip away from pedals,I don't want to imagine one losing grip of one's brake pad at the time one needs it most because of a sweaty foot.

MissMercedes:
No o. I've been driving for 10 years now, without shoes. So trying it with shoes feels weird

Tell me this is not true please

Both ways work fine for me if am putting on slippers I take it off and drive barefooted, when am on shoes, I usually don't bother.

colossus2:
Tell me this is not true please

Lol. Let me hide my face *runs away*

niceeric:
Ha!!! 10 years of driving shoeless!....now there's a problem!...you have to unlearn that habit and start using shoes (with flat soles of course) in driving. sometimes, feet get sweaty and tend to slip away from pedals,I don't want to imagine one losing grip of one's brake pad at the time one needs it most because of a sweaty foot.

Ah!

Driving bends my dressing shoes.

bigx:
Driving bends my dressing shoes.

[color=Blue]There must be something wrong with your pedals then - too stiff.

Besides, shoes are replaceable, feet aren't.[/color]

bigx:
Driving bends my dressing shoes.

Get proper driving shoes

Siena:
[color=Blue]There must be something wrong with your pedals then - too stiff.
Besides, shoes are replaceable, feet aren't.[/color]

Feet can be surgically replaced.

Lexusgs430:
Get proper driving shoes

That's why I specified dressing shoes I wear driving shoes 80% of the time

bigx:
That's why I specified dressing shoes I wear driving shoes 80% of the time

Some driving shoes are fake.

bigx:
That's why I specified dressing shoes I wear driving shoes 80% of the time

Some dressing shoes can be used for driving.

Lexusgs430:
Some driving shoes are fake.

Mine obviously aren't never complained of them

Lexusgs430:
Some dressing shoes can be used for driving.

*some*

GAZZUZZ:
checking moniker gender............

Agbaya, shoes help me control speed more than barefoot

Siena:
[color=Blue]I've always driven with shoes.

From a safety standpoint, it's not advisable. In the event of a crash, shoes will go a long way to protecting your feet from the pedals, which may be forced into the car, and could cut your feet. Sever your major artery, and you could bleed to death before rescuers could cut you free.

If you feel uncomfortable driving with shoes or any other form of footwear, then you need to reverse that habit. I don't know of any driving school (exc. Nigeran ones) who's instructors will permit you to take driving lessons barefoot. Or any examiner who would put you through your driving test with your feet exposed.[/color]

But Siena, this is Naija we are talking about naa.

I drive with my timberlands, no difference, its only when I put on slippers I am tempted to drive bare foot...

Lexusgs430:
Get proper driving shoes

Wait o, so there are special shoes for driving?

Can someone post a pic of such here please!