Thread: Do you drive with bare feet?

Originally Posted by BMKal

Other than when I'm at work, welding, mowing the lawn or attending a funeral, I prefer not to wear shoes if I can possibly avoid it. I don't wear thongs, but slip-on type sandals (with no back straps). I won't wear these while driving, as they're just as dangerous as thongs. So it's bare foot driving approximately 95% of the time for me.

Unless I'm going out, it's steelcap elastic-sided boots for me. I prefer barefeet around home but my wife always nags when I get steel splinters, e.g, off the bench grinder wire wheel, in my feet.

Originally Posted by solmanic

Me too - it's illegal (at least in Queensland)

The rule governing this also covers driving in other inappropriate footwear (incorrect equipment) like thongs or certain types of sandals.

I would never drive in a thong. Imagine the issues if you had a MVA. The people in the ambulence could find out and then they would be....like eeew...this bloke is wearing a thong!!!!

Seriously, I'll drive in bare feet if it suits me. On my long trips sometimes my boots get hot and my feet start to sweat and get sore Sometimes I'll drive bare feet to let them dry out

Also I tend to drive in bare feet if it's raining as I don't like my shoes getting wet in the car

never bare feet driving here.
Just don't feel I have control, and I doubt I could generate full pedal pressure on the brake in an emergency, either.

and being in the country it's a risk running around sans footwear at the best of times, too many bloody burrs, etc. around.

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Bare foot is better than thongs.

very true blue!!!!

cheers


mate i see ur a chef where are u working at the mo???

Originally Posted by BMKal

Other than when I'm at work, welding, mowing the lawn or attending a funeral, I prefer not to wear shoes if I can possibly avoid it. I don't wear thongs, but slip-on type sandals (with no back straps). I won't wear these while driving, as they're just as dangerous as thongs. So it's bare foot driving approximately 95% of the time for me.

u go girl !!!!

cheers

I often drive bare feet. Actually gives better grip on the peddles than with most shoes.
As for crush injuries, unless you wear safety boots most shoes will offer absolutely no protection. They may offer some minimal protection to abrasion but that is about it.

I was born with bare feet

Originally Posted by Captain_Rightfoot

I would never drive in a thong. Imagine the issues if you had a MVA. The people in the ambulance could find out and then they would be....like eeew...this bloke is wearing a thong!!!!

LMAO


I do wear thongs when I weld. Have only had to jump up and down once.