Date:         Fri, 7 Dec 2007 10:53:08 -0800
Reply-To:     David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: LVC: FRIDAY!!! Barefoot Driving.
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The secret is out. Just think of how thick a shoe is. An inch or
even half an inch difference on the pedal can be a huge difference
on the gas. Believe it or not, it makes a difference in the gas
mileage between wearing a sock and without one. Thank god, it's
only one day from Friday.

Craig, I am sorry if I had altered the direction of your thread.
Back to yours now.

David


--- David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM> wrote:

> One advantage of barefoot driving (a Vanagon of course) is that it gives you
> higher gas mileage. Only way to find out is to try it....
>
> David
>
>
> --- craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> > Well ladies and gentleman, some time ago i inquired about some pretty cool
> > barefoot shaped soft foam pedal pads that i had seen for sale for VW's some
> > time ago but were unable to find for sale since. Much to my dismay, i still
> > have not rediscovered this product (but there is a small version of
> > them....), but some questions had arisen about driving Barefoot. Over the
> > course of the last months i have not put on shoes, shocking yes (Since i
> > live in Pennsylvania and we have 6inches of snow....), but for the most part
> > i have been barefoot since September and loving every minute of it. This has
> > led me to doing some extreme research on laws permitting/limiting the rights
> > of people to be barefoot. Today i had a nice conversation with a restaurant
> > owner after being removed by the manager (I asked to speak to whoever his
> > superior was) and long story short, i'm "more than welcome" barefoot in that
> > place anytime from now on. I've gotten alot of support in my pointless cause
> > and discovered alot of interesting information about state laws (who knew
> > that almost NOTHING is actually illegal barefoot. Even MOST food
> > establishments (private rules can be enforced, but few laws exist, at least
> > in PA). This has led me to find out that it seems.....no states are against
> > barefoot driving! It seems alot of the various "Barefoot Living"
> > organizations have written to every states DMV, State police departments,
> > and State Governments and come up pretty empty. It seems its "not
> > recommended" in Ohio, but other than that it looks like the most they can
> > charge you with is "driving recklessly" or something like that (which you
> > could probably fight and win).
> >
> >
> > So I implore you all to enjoy a day barefoot, but do some research before
> > you do something stupid. I sure dont want to be responsible for you being
> > imprisoned for your barefootedness.
> > People see me walking in the snow and ask me how i do it. I tend to respond
> > "its pretty easy really, you just start by taking your shoes off".
> >
> > Vanagon Content: I'll be driving a vanagon barefoot, and the subject is the
> > result of a quest for foam pedals (that don't seem to exist).
> >
> > -Craig
> > '85GL
> >
>
>
>
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