AHTOXA wrote:Normally, I am not too picky about pedals. I do like them a certain way, but I've hardly had issues getting used to certain variations and positions.
Until I drove a rental Ford Expedition a few weeks ago. The brake pedal's placement was so awkward, that it was forcing my knee to be twisted in a way that gave me serious knee discomfort and pain. This has never happened in any other vehicle that I recall driving.
As for tractor trailers, you have to account for the seating position. The distance from the floor to the top of the seat is higher than in a passenger car, so the pedals have to accommodate. In their case, the direction of leg travel to engage is more downward than in a passenger car with a low seat, where it is more forward.
i see where you're coming from. Though I drive an Econoline every now and again. I must admit, their narrow footwell makes it terrible at times.
I definitely hear what you're saying about the Expedition brake pedal. That's the same way in my Camry. So obnoxious to drive.
IMBoring25 wrote:Every vehicle I've ever owned (and most I've driven) has had a diagonal gas pedal. All I've owned and most I've driven have also had something else in common...RWD. The larger transmission tunnel likely leads the footbox to be laid out in a way that a diagonal gas pedal makes sense.
Is that Camry from before or after "unintended acceleration?" I would guess that layout is from after that brouhaha and a direct result of it.
Funny you mention Dodge. My recently-acquired Ram is the first manual I've driven that was set up in a way that I would describe as horrible for heel-and-toe. It bothered me enough that I made a (gas) pedal extender for it.
What car do you drive? I'm drawing a blank.
Seems that pedal is post unintended acceleration. The only thing they did was give it that more diamond shape. It used to be square.
Yeah, the pedals aren't sport, though they're just for cruising.