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Safety1003 t1_j8sbjs9 wrote

If drivers had been trained to use the Left Foot Braking Method when braking an automatic or electric vehicle, and thus been able to apply the brakes ¾ of a second sooner and stop 30-60 feet shorter and make ‘hit the gas instead of the brake’, IMPOSSIBLE, would these car versus pedestrians/cyclists crashes have even occurred? Why is the GOVERNORS HIGHWAY SAFETY ASSOCIATION (GHSA), the Transportation Research Board (TRB), NHTSA and US DOT opposed to the BTSCRP scientific study that would make this possible? When we went from 2 wheel braking to 4 wheel braking, we had SCIENCE. When we went from mechanical braking to hydraulic braking, disc brakes, etc., we had SCIENCE. Why no SCIENCE to compare driver braking methods? Just Tradition and Testosterone! Note: The simple use of your left foot to brake is NOT, repeat NOT the Left Foot Braking Method. leftfootbraking.org

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