Most of my "How To Drive Fast" column is, unsurprisingly, about how to drive fast. As well as posing techniques, some of my pieces offer a glimpse into the inner-workings of motorsport, while others ...
Braking with your left foot has been a contentious subject ever since the birth of automatic transmissions. If you have just two pedals in your car, and presumably two feet to operate them, then why ...
Left-foot braking is a technique commonly used on racetracks, but is it it okay to use it on the street? This video from Team O'Neil lays everything out. The short answer is, yes, it is. In fact, Team ...
Q. Trevor brings the question of safety using our left foot vs. right foot while applying the foot brake to bring a vehicle to a stop. A. Trevor has done some extensive and extremely fine research in ...
Driver training experts contacted by The Star were in agreement that it’s best to use your right foot for both the gas and brake pedals — and that’s the way they instruct their students. “We teach our ...
Known as the Rally of 10,000 Turns, Rally France is all about braking. Find out how to tame the hairpin and how to drift, slide and skid your way up and down a mountain pass in this masterclass from ...
If you are riding in a situation of concern, do you cover your brakes – that is, do you hold your hand and foot over the brake levers? There are arguments for and against covering your brakes. In any ...
All the horsepower and good looks in the world are meaningless without safe brakes. To have good brakes, you must stay on top of regular preventative maintenance in every respect because they need ...
Beginning Aug. 26 and continuing through Sept. 1, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will carry out a program to promote commercial vehicle brake safety across North America. inspectors and ...