People driving in sandals

DCFC79

As long as its not sandals and socks then i dont care what they wear

System

funkycoldribena wrote: »

Bit of a jazzy username,did you think that up of your own accord.

It was his civic duty

gilbert_and_sullivan

!!!!!! wrote: »

It was his civic duty

A forum Legend, and as Prelude to Insight he'll Stream off in a Shuttle.

Mrs_Arcanum

Well I drive in Fitflops, so yah boo sucks to you

buglawton

I watched a sports car spin 180 degrees then make a nice dent in the side of a relative's Merc. Road was dry, weather sunny, all the sports car had done was (attempt) to come to a halt at a roundabout. The reason? The lady driving had caught her flimsy summer sandal in the accelerator.

I never drive in sandals with any kind of flip flop design - only completely enclosed ones.

pwllbwdr

Completely enclosed sandals??

andygb

pwllbwdr wrote: »

Completely enclosed sandals??

Shoes with ventilation cut outs?;)
Seriously, they have a heel piece.
There was an interesting piece on the Beeb a couple of years ago, about women in particular, wearing unsuitable shoes for driving, and the common cause of accidents, was shoes becoming trapped between/underneath pedals.

LilacPixie

I drive in sandals sometimes as well. There is no issue as long as they fit well.

Hintza

We were hit last year by a woman who had got her sandals in a muddle on the pedals. I was on the way ck back from the hospital with a lot on my mind and really wasn't too worried but the towbar was imbedded about a foot into her car. I will be very surprised if her radiator remained intact. (The towbar on a Cherokee is about a foot long to clear the spare wheel)

thegirlintheattic

If your driving it properly fitted sandals there shouldn't be a problem (i.e. those with a strap around the ankle that don't come off easily), it's flip flops that are a problem.

TBH I think walking boots are just as dangerous as flip flops, big chance of hitting more than 1 pedal.