I've been driving and left foot braking every single day for 10 years straight. I've never once had a single problem pressing the wrong pedal. Have you ever heard a news story about a left foot braker pushing the wrong pedal and crashing? Probably not. Have you ever heard a news story about a "normal" right foot braker accidentally pushing the gas instead of the brake and crashing? All the time!! One foot -> two pedals has a much higher chance of a mixup than someone who only knows how to push the gas with one foot and the brake a different foot. It's pure muscle memory. Example of muscle memory: If you were right-handed and someone threw a grenade which landed at your feet and you had time to throw it away, you wouldn't accidentally pick it up and throw it with your left hand, would you? Of course not, you would use your right-hand because that's the hand you're used to throwing things with.
As for pressing both pedals at the same time, that isn't a bad thing when done on purpose. I do it all the time to make better corners (as I've described in a previous post). It also helps a LOT when driving in the snow because you have much more control over which way your car is pointing when it starts to slide.
Well, I for one have not, but this is what my teacher had said, but I don't see it being a huge issue so long as control is maintained, but I don't necessarily have as much experience as others, so I can't necessarily say anything from personal experience on this one.
My odd driving habit is that I rev match to get into certain gears. [...]
I've been getting into the habit of doing that too. I own a few cars but only one with manual, and it is a 1987 Pontiac Fiero (27 years old). Most of the time, I launch in 2nd because it's not worth the frustration of fighting with 1st gear. Have you ever practiced shifting without the clutch? If you rev match perfectly, you can slip it right into gear without using the clutch since you don't even need the synchros. Last summer every time I would get onto a very straight road near my house, I would practice and I pretty much mastered going between 3rd and 4th without clutching with absolutely no grinding. Here she is!
Well, I for one have not, but this is what my teacher had said, but I don't see it being a huge issue so long as control is maintained, but I don't necessarily have as much experience as others, so I can't necessarily say anything from personal experience on this one.
Many driver's education teachers didn't really go into that profession on purpose. They're just normal drivers without much more driver training than what they're qualified to re-teach to you so they unknowingly preach their bad habits onto their students. When you get a driving instructor who really loves what they're doing and became an instructor out of passion instead of necessity, you will have a MUCH better learning experience. The last driving class I attended (for fun, not because I needed to) was at shop where they build professional rally racing cars for Ford Racing. Those guys absolutely love teaching and enjoyed making the car go sideways on gravel. Do you know what my high school driving instructor loved? To be cranky and slouch in the passenger seat telling you which turn to make.
Well, I for one have not, but this is what my teacher had said, but I don't see it being a huge issue so long as control is maintained, but I don't necessarily have as much experience as others, so I can't necessarily say anything from personal experience on this one.
Many driver's education teachers didn't really go into that profession on purpose. They're just normal drivers without much more driver training than what they're qualified to re-teach to you so they unknowingly preach their bad habits onto their students. When you get a driving instructor who really loves what they're doing and became an instructor out of passion instead of necessity, you will have a MUCH better learning experience. The last driving class I attended (for fun, not because I needed to) was at shop where they build professional rally racing cars for Ford Racing. Those guys absolutely love teaching and enjoyed making the car go sideways on gravel. Do you know what my high school driving instructor loved? To be cranky and slouch in the passenger seat telling you which turn to make.