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Another use for this technique...
I taught myself heel/toe without realizing what it was. I was living in an area where the street leading out had a nasty incline at the intersection, and it was always damp (foggiest place in the Bay). The Mustang would just spin tires if I tried to just gas-n-go, so I had to come up with another way to get a smooth start. The SF Bay Area is full of streets like this. I know some people use the hand brake as a safety, but that wouldn't be an option for two reasons. 1) the E-brake is a handle under the dash (pull/twist type) and 2) it didn't work that well in the first place. It didn't help that I was a poor college kid and usually bought used tires.
For me, it's my left-most toes on the brake with my right-most toes on the gas. I couldn't get my heel on the gas pedal if I wanted to. Even then, I could stand to have the two pedals a smidge closer together. Or a wider gas pedal.
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