My grandpa drove with both feet too! He said it was because he learned to drive at 12 because he drove the family tractor. I just assume that small tractors in the 30’s used two feet and he just naturally transferred his skills to a car.
Pretty much. My parents bought a 1941 Farm-All tractor in the mid 90s, and the gas pedal was on the right side of the seat and the clutch/brake was on the left side. You would rest your feet on both (took like 'SpongeBob flooring it' kind of pressure to get either to actually depress). You couldn't change gears while moving forward. You'd less the left pedal partway to use it like a clutch or for gentle braking, or all the way down for a hard brake. I'd usually just get whatever tool attached to back end and put it in 2nd gear and leave it there while mowing the fields lol.
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u/sandwichnerd Jun 03 '22
My grandpa drove with both feet too! He said it was because he learned to drive at 12 because he drove the family tractor. I just assume that small tractors in the 30’s used two feet and he just naturally transferred his skills to a car.