Driving with slippers/flip-flops/sandals/heels - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

track_warrior · 10-01-2012, 01:09 PM

Do yourself a favor and dont use them

.

Here is a sample of why not to use crocs or flip flops unless you want to be that guy....

Birth control effectiveness:

Condoms: 99%
Birth Control Pills: 99%
Crocs and Flip Flops: 100%

Good driving shoes:

Ferragamo drivers
Car shoe
Sparco tennis shoes ( love the thin sole )
Kenneth Cole drivers
Piloti's
Converse
adidas
Even toms are better driving shoes than flip flops.

czar07 · 10-01-2012, 01:16 PM

I hate driving barefoot, but I drive with strapped sandals/flip flops most of the time. pretty easy

zaptorque · 10-01-2012, 03:16 PM

When I was a sophomore in high-school, my band directors daughter wrecked her car into a utility pole right outside my neighborhood. Apparently she was wearing flipflops, and somehow they stuck the accelerator to the floor. She knocked out power for whole neighborhood, which ended up frying the motherboard on my $1k custom built PC I had just finished. I was soooo pissed.

Long story short, don't wear flip flops when driving, ever! I rarely wear mine, but when I do, I just kick them off and drive barefoot.

kendalldwhite · 10-01-2012, 03:17 PM

I'm just talented

itsibarra · 10-01-2012, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frosty86

How do you wushu masters do it? What is the sekrit?

I can never drive properly if i wear anything else other than regular sneakers, skate shoes, running shoes, etc.

Frosty you're from Hawaii!! C'mon Slippahz is every day.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pcasso87

Do yourself a favor and dont use them

.

Here is a sample of why not to use crocs or flip flops unless you want to be that guy....

Birth control effectiveness:

Condoms: 99%
Birth Control Pills: 99%
Crocs and Flip Flops: 100%

Good driving shoes:

Ferragamo drivers
Car shoe
Sparco tennis shoes ( love the thin sole )
Kenneth Cole drivers
Piloti's
Converse
adidas
Even toms are better driving shoes than flip flops.

Being in SoCal, Slippers are kind of a normal thing? Especially since i'm near the beach. I'm not familiar with San Antonio's fashion sense and women, but being a regular guy and wearing slippers here does not decrease your chances of bumping uglies.

GenkiElite · 10-01-2012, 04:08 PM

Flippy floppies are fine. I'm not always racing.

Miniata · 10-01-2012, 05:19 PM

I wear flip-flops quite a bit, but seldom drive with them on. On the rare occasion if I'm just going a few miles I might drive with them on, but more than that I'll kick them off and drive barefoot. Most of the time I drive with proper shoes though.

BlaineWasHere · 10-02-2012, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LSxJunkie

I kick my flip flips off and drive barefoot. I have more control that way.

This.

SkitterSkotter · 10-02-2012, 11:02 AM

I love driving in crocks. I have much more pedal feel than wearing regular shoes. Deal with it.

DjDATZ · 10-02-2012, 05:23 PM

I've tried driving with flip flops, but by the light at the end of my street, I pulled over, took them off and switched to barefoot. People looked at me weird when I was getting out and I threw my flip flops out on the ground and then stepped into them.

MmmHamSandwich · 10-02-2012, 05:27 PM

I like shoes. Has the benefit of better grip on the pedal and on the carpet which suits my foot control style which relies heavily on keeping my heel on the floor and pivoting on my ankle. Plus in winter everyone loves shoes.

RyleyMA61 · 10-02-2012, 06:43 PM

lol flip flops

jmaryt · 10-02-2012, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlaineWasHere

This.

hope ya keep the windows down! he! he! he!

Jeong · 10-02-2012, 09:54 PM

whenever i want to get used to driving a car i start with my bare feet. its so much easier to control. i use my big toe for breaking.

10-01-2012, 01:09 PM	#15
track_warrior Track Junkie Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Faster than the Stig! Location: TX Posts: 1,338 Thanks: 530 Thanked 770 Times in 363 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s)	Do yourself a favor and dont use them . Here is a sample of why not to use crocs or flip flops unless you want to be that guy.... Birth control effectiveness: Condoms: 99% Birth Control Pills: 99% Crocs and Flip Flops: 100% Good driving shoes: Ferragamo drivers Car shoe Sparco tennis shoes ( love the thin sole ) Kenneth Cole drivers Piloti's Converse adidas Even toms are better driving shoes than flip flops. __________________ Compensating a heavy car with horsepower is like giving an alcoholic cocaine to sober him up...

10-01-2012, 01:16 PM	#16
czar07 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Drives: '97 RSP JZZ30 GT-T Location: Australia Posts: 612 Thanks: 365 Thanked 192 Times in 101 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	I hate driving barefoot, but I drive with strapped sandals/flip flops most of the time. pretty easy __________________ Germans>Japanese>Italians>Americans. Unless its a Corvette.

10-01-2012, 05:19 PM	#21
Miniata Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 13 BRZ - 90 Miata - 07 FXT -05 Mini Location: Ohio Posts: 546 Thanks: 6 Thanked 142 Times in 105 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	I wear flip-flops quite a bit, but seldom drive with them on. On the rare occasion if I'm just going a few miles I might drive with them on, but more than that I'll kick them off and drive barefoot. Most of the time I drive with proper shoes though. __________________ 17x7 Kosei K1-TS w/ 215/45-17 Dunlop Star Specs Nameless Track Pipe - Strano front sway bar

10-02-2012, 11:02 AM	#23
SkitterSkotter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S (Hot Lava) Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 545 Thanks: 77 Thanked 349 Times in 137 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s)	I love driving in crocks. I have much more pedal feel than wearing regular shoes. Deal with it. __________________

10-02-2012, 05:27 PM	#25
MmmHamSandwich You know you want it. Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: '13 FR-S Location: RVA Posts: 705 Thanks: 160 Thanked 327 Times in 154 Posts Mentioned: 9 Post(s)	I like shoes. Has the benefit of better grip on the pedal and on the carpet which suits my foot control style which relies heavily on keeping my heel on the floor and pivoting on my ankle. Plus in winter everyone loves shoes. __________________ The Following User _________ Stay_Puft(09-13-2014) Says Thank You to MmmHamSandwich For This Useful Post:

10-01-2012, 03:16 PM	#17
zaptorque Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: 2013 Asphalt FR-S Location: Austin, TX Posts: 425 Thanks: 645 Thanked 264 Times in 90 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	When I was a sophomore in high-school, my band directors daughter wrecked her car into a utility pole right outside my neighborhood. Apparently she was wearing flipflops, and somehow they stuck the accelerator to the floor. She knocked out power for whole neighborhood, which ended up frying the motherboard on my $1k custom built PC I had just finished. I was soooo pissed. Long story short, don't wear flip flops when driving, ever! I rarely wear mine, but when I do, I just kick them off and drive barefoot.

10-01-2012, 03:17 PM	#18
kendalldwhite Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Mint-Tiffany blue FRS Location: Beaumont TX Posts: 896 Thanks: 200 Thanked 187 Times in 132 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s)	I'm just talented

10-01-2012, 04:08 PM	#20
GenkiElite Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Drives: 91 Corolla (dd) S14 (daily drifter) Location: Cincinnati Posts: 460 Thanks: 139 Thanked 78 Times in 50 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Flippy floppies are fine. I'm not always racing.

10-02-2012, 06:43 PM	#26
RyleyMA61 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: '84 MA61 Supra, '88 Mercedes 500SEC Location: Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Posts: 112 Thanks: 17 Thanked 30 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	lol flip flops __________________ - 1988 Mercedes-Benz 500SEC - 200kW Euro Luxury - 1984 7MA61 Supra - 300kW/600Nm - 1983 JZA61 Supra - 2JZ screamer - Sold :'( - 2012 ZN6 86 GTS - Hopefully coming in 2012...

10-02-2012, 09:54 PM	#28
Jeong Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: pet dragon Location: orange county/san diego Posts: 222 Thanks: 43 Thanked 27 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 16 Post(s)	whenever i want to get used to driving a car i start with my bare feet. its so much easier to control. i use my big toe for breaking.

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