To wear or not to wear...

Wed 2010/03/17 14:01 JST
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To wear or not to wear...

This thing bugged me for a long time...I noticed that in Malaysia, some women are not wearing shoes when driving. Yes, BARE-FOOTED when driving. Those who did claim that their foot grip on the gas & brake pedal are better compared to when wearing their shoes. Are women in your place do the same thing or this is just another Malaysian phenomenon?

Just wanted to share my curiosity with you all...

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hikari_luv_shirayuki in Malaysia a.k.a BolehLand (Registered on 2009/10/24)
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    senseij in The slums of Shao-Lin (Registered on 2009/08/27)
    Electronic Engineer
    http://twitter.com/senseij

    Im not a woman, but I do drive barefoot at times. I really see any difference when compared to wearing and not wearing shoes unless Im wearing formal shoes. If forced to wear formal shoes for a party or something, Ill drive there barefoot but put my shoes on after I get there.

    Wed 2010/03/17 14:53:26 JST (ID #97076)  Report
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    kkman450 in Romania (Registered on 2010/01/30)
    maid stalker
    http://empireofunreason.wordpress.com/

    Not a woman and I usually drive with my shoes on just because I'm too lazy to take them off. But it really is quite helpful especially for people that recently got their driver's license to drive barefoot. Here in Romania it seems this is a wide spread tactic but mostly because women here like to wear something like 20 cm heeled boots. I mean for the love of all that's holy why would they do that? Especially in summer???

    Wed 2010/03/17 15:01:48 JST (ID #97080)  Report
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    Lightning Sabre in Vancouver (Registered on 2007/08/30)
    Prepress Operator, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
    http://lightningsabre.blogspot.com/

    My aunt in Jakarta used to drive barefoot. I tried barefoot... scary because I can't control the pressure properly. I don't know anyone here who drives barefooted.

    Wed 2010/03/17 16:43:01 JST (ID #97116)  Report
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      hikari_luv_shirayuki in Malaysia a.k.a BolehLand (Registered on 2009/10/24)
      teacher :D

      Tried barefooted once after I got my license but my handling sucks a lot without my shoes :P

      Wed 2010/03/17 19:24:25 JST (ID #97136)  Report
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    Nyaneryus in Vancouver, Canada (Registered on 2009/04/02)
    Future aerospace engineer, pilot and field medic; currently student
    http://www.5wwwww5.com/bcob/

    Well, 'round here you don't see many women getting into car accidents because of stuff like that... From personal experience (laughably), it's damn hard to drive a car when wearing exaggerated high heels like the ones in style that them young'uns wear to make themselves look rich and ransom-worthy. It's like trying to drive with five-inch platform shoes, but your feet slip more.

    Wed 2010/03/17 16:44:09 JST (ID #97117)  Report
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    NaKAhi70 in a girls closet...[Australia] (Registered on 2008/04/06)
    大学の学生 2nd year
    http://www.twitter.com/nakahi70

    The closest I drive to barefoot is thongs~ and that's only to the beach, I can't feel the pedals properly otherwise~

    Wed 2010/03/17 17:37:06 JST (ID #97122)  Report
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      NaKAhi70 in a girls closet...[Australia] (Registered on 2008/04/06)
      大学の学生 2nd year
      http://www.twitter.com/nakahi70

      (Not a woman btw xD)

      Wed 2010/03/17 17:37:19 JST (ID #97123)  Report
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      hikari_luv_shirayuki in Malaysia a.k.a BolehLand (Registered on 2009/10/24)
      teacher :D

      all i can do is :D

      Wed 2010/03/17 19:27:35 JST (ID #97138)  Report
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        hikari_luv_shirayuki in Malaysia a.k.a BolehLand (Registered on 2009/10/24)
        teacher :D

        because i wear the same thing, most of the time when i'm driving. Shoes are for special days :3

        Wed 2010/03/17 19:36:32 JST (ID #97143)  Report
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      Kodama in Ottawa, Canada (Registered on 2009/03/28)
      Laptop Tech

      When you wrote "Thongs", I got a sudden mental picture that _wasn't_ what you meant... O.o

      Thu 2010/03/18 00:10:52 JST (ID #97197)  Report
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        hikari_luv_shirayuki in Malaysia a.k.a BolehLand (Registered on 2009/10/24)
        teacher :D

        ahah :3

        Thu 2010/03/18 04:09:33 JST (ID #97251)  Report
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        MuffinGirl in (close to) Perth, West Australia (Registered on 2010/02/13)
        NEET

        XD Australian doensn't translate very well sometimes...

        Thu 2010/03/18 15:37:05 JST (ID #97401)  Report
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    Seventh in a stall near you. (Registered on 2007/12/19)
    がくせい

    Not a woman either, but I've driven barefooted once... when my shoe got wet... Not too much of a difference to me but I needed some slight adjustment though

    Wed 2010/03/17 17:57:25 JST (ID #97125)  Report
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    Evil King in Vlaardingen, the Netherlands, Earth (Registered on 2007/12/18)
    Student and full-time otaku

    Wow didn't know that. Don't think this is going on over here (way too cold) but I did hear a story from the US once where a dude got a fine for driving bare-foot ^^;;

    Wed 2010/03/17 18:04:06 JST (ID #97129)  Report
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      hikari_luv_shirayuki in Malaysia a.k.a BolehLand (Registered on 2009/10/24)
      teacher :D

      Exactly! One of female friends got a ticket for doing the same thing.

      Wed 2010/03/17 19:28:24 JST (ID #97139)  Report
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    Ninja Poe Bear in California (Registered on 2008/07/10)
    Studio Bleach founder/owner
    http://myspace.com/studiobleach

    I always drive barefoot when I wear sandals. I find it to be a lot safer, especially since the sandal can slip off and making braking hard to do.

    So yeah... It is nothing new. That, and I'd trust those kind of drivers more than those who wear shoes or sandals that may compromise their driving skills. (^_^ )

    Wed 2010/03/17 18:26:43 JST (ID #97132)  Report
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    Nagi-San in トロント,カナダ (Registered on 2009/12/23)
    Student(Female Otaku)

    well a lady who works in my school does(yes im female)

    Wed 2010/03/17 19:48:35 JST (ID #97146)  Report
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    kazuhime in Malaysia (Registered on 2010/01/26)
    Penguin Hime

    I think its weird though. I see my aunts do it all the time, and they say its easier and more comfier like that. But when I myself try, urgh. Its so WEIRD.

    Wed 2010/03/17 20:20:04 JST (ID #97152)  Report
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    Gon 29point55 in On a chair! (Registered on 2009/02/22)
    Anything interesting... that's what I do.
    http://www.youtube.com/user/29point55

    My parents and my sister drive with whatever shoes they want to use. I myself drive barefooted... though they keep on asking me why I do so. XD

    It's much more comfortable and you feel as if you have a far greater range of control that way - just feeling the pedals directly on your feet makes you feel more confident about your next move and the depth and strength of how you push the pedals... And I'm not a woman. XD

    Wed 2010/03/17 22:18:41 JST (ID #97173)  Report
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    koganinjastyle in Perth, Western Australia (Registered on 2009/08/15)
    Student (Bachelor of Asian Studies, specialising in Japanese)
    http://www.autaku.com

    I don't mind driving with no shoes on. (And I'm a man, by the way.)

    Wed 2010/03/17 23:11:04 JST (ID #97184)  Report
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    Tsun-chan in waikiki walking down the beach in his boxers.. or so he dreams... (Registered on 2009/02/18)
    Reemployed machinist.. But definately a college student too.
    http://tsunchan.wordpress.com

    Honestly, not wearing shoes while driving is in my opinion dangerous. If you happen to get in a wreck.. Lord knows what'll happen to your exposed foot. I personally drive with shoes on.. And if its sandle time.. I still wear the sandle.. The pedals don't feel right at all without something between me and the pedal.

    Thu 2010/03/18 03:41:44 JST (ID #97245)  Report
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      hikari_luv_shirayuki in Malaysia a.k.a BolehLand (Registered on 2009/10/24)
      teacher :D

      OK, now I got that not-so-good feeling in my gut...

      Thu 2010/03/18 04:10:49 JST (ID #97252)  Report
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    Patches in Ohio, USA (Registered on 2008/10/20)
    Upcoming College Student
    http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/Patches418?ref=profile

    I am not a woman and I have driven barefoot before. I wear shoes otherwise but when I wear flip flops or sandals, I take them off and drive barefoot. I don't mind it but it does feel a little different.

    Thu 2010/03/18 07:41:18 JST (ID #97281)  Report
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    MuffinGirl in (close to) Perth, West Australia (Registered on 2010/02/13)
    NEET

    I am a woman and I always drive bare footed. Someone said it's dangerous but I really don't see how it is. And driving in heels is hard :| Usually wearing Converses and I hate driving in them too. It's just easier to feel the pedals without shoes (especially in a manual car)

    Thu 2010/03/18 15:34:29 JST (ID #97399)  Report
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    Hangmen13 in Sabah, Malaysia, but now studying in KL (still the same country) (Registered on 2007/04/21)
    Wanderer of the Mist
    http://hangmen13.16ops.com/

    I'd keep my boots on and refrain from going barefoot. You'll never know when you're going to crash your car into a creepy apparition, came to your senses a few hours later only to discover that you've ended up in a foggy town forgotten by all...

    Fri 2010/03/19 03:04:15 JST (ID #97505)  Report
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      hikari_luv_shirayuki in Malaysia a.k.a BolehLand (Registered on 2009/10/24)
      teacher :D

      And some places in malaysia are really notorious for that :3

      Fri 2010/03/19 07:55:59 JST (ID #97556)  Report
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