Your right heel should be placed on the floor between the accelerator and the brake. Your foot should able to swivel between the accelerator and brake without lifting off the floor.
The brake pedal is located on the floor to the left of the accelerator. When pressed, it applies the brakes, causing the vehicle to slow down and/or stop. You must use your right foot (with your heel on ground) to exert force on the pedal to cause the brakes to engage.
And wearing high heels may cause you to hover your foot between the accelerator and brake, which not only causes fatigue but also eliminates the critical contact and pivot point needed for effective and safe reaction time.
Bare feet may slip off the pedals more easily.
The slip factor is also partly determined by the construction of the pedal coverings. Rubberized pedals are usually quite grippy, while plain metal ones can be slick. Driving barefoot can be safer than driving with flip-flops, high heels, or even shoes with long laces.
The hips are the main muscles for creating power and absorbing impacts, plus they keep stress off the knees and low back, making heel pressure a must for performance and injury prevention. 2 – Heel pressure allows for more balanced forces going into the pedal, making it a more stable platform for your feet.
When brakes are not as responsive as what they should be, or if the brake pedal “sinks” down to the floor, this is a possible indication of a braking system leak. It could be a brake fluid leak, or a brake hose air leak.
Driver's foot describes a condition where your foot cramps when you drive. Other symptoms include heel pain, pain in the ball of your foot or pain in your big toe and across the top of your foot. Usually, the pain develops on long drives or when you're stuck in heavy traffic.
Shanks and heel hits sometimes occur when the arms and hands extend out and closer to the ball through impact. Therefore, swing your hands and arms closer to your body, specifically your left thigh. If your hands and arms extend a few inches out at impact the clubface will also move out a few inches.
Currently there is no research that proves either is better. All we know is that faster runners in shorter events, up to about 10k, tend to run with either their midfoot touching first and in most cases then lowering their heel like applying an L-shaped piece of carbon fiber onto the surface for elastic loading.
Brake System Leak
Unresponsive brakes or the 'brake pedal goes to floor' symptom is a possible indication of a leak in your braking system. With a leak, an incorrect amount of hydraulic fluid will flow through your brake system— hindering your braking ability. A brake system leak could stem from many sources.
A worn or malfunctioning master cylinder. If the master cylinder isn't performing as designed, it may need to be replaced. Defective replacement cylinder. If, after the master cylinder has been replaced and the system has been bled, and still your brake pedal goes to the floor, the new master cylinder may be defective.
NRMA driver training recommends the right foot be used for one task at a time. When accelerating the right foot is used on the accelerator pedal and when braking the right foot is used on the braking pedal.
“At 12 o'clock, your toes should be pointed down about 20 degrees, but as you come over the top, start dropping that heel so that it's parallel to the ground or even 10 degrees past parallel by the time you get to 3 o'clock.”
When your foot bends to take a step in a new shoe, your heels should slip slightly. 1/8” movement is normal but can feel like much more. Loose slipping in the heels will not cause blisters when broken in gradually, but wearing shoes that are too small and tight will cause friction and then blister.
Again, there's really no strong evidence to support this. Running injuries are actually pretty much the same whether you run on your heels, or whether you run on your forefoot or toes.
Driving shoes: This is the European sporty cousin of loafers. It is a type of shoe that was created in Italy in 1960, as its name suggests, to perform in the specific activity of driving cars, in response to the discomfort that many men felt when driving their elegant Italian convertibles when using traditional shoes.
Thongs or other shoes that flap around can easily get stuck under the pedal and cause you to stall or struggle to properly apply the brakes. Heels can also be a problem as it's difficult for you to press your toes down normally. So if you're in heels or thongs, it's probably safer to drive barefoot than in those shoes.
Slippage: Your feet are more likely to slip off the pedals, which makes it more likely that you're a threat to other drivers on the road. Hence, barefoot driving may not be the safest way to drive. Slippage can increase in wet conditions.