Ann-Marie
30-08-2004, 16:36
Here's a question for all you budding florida drivers out there!
Having driven in the States a few times now, I'd like to know what the foot pedal thing that is usually found in the left-hand corner of the drivers seat footwell is for.
The first time I drove in the States, my car had a similar gearstick set up as we have in the UK, which you put into Park, drive, reverse etc.and had a normal handbrake accompanying it. The second time I hired a 7 seater from Alamo and had the stick-shift on the wheel and also a hand-brake (where you normally find it in the UK), however, this year I hired a 7 seater from Dollar and was confused as I had a stick-shift on the wheel but NO hand brake at the side. I felt really stupid as I went to ask the girl at the Garage where the hand-brake was, only to be told I only had to use the Park setting on the shift-stick, which I knew already but thought I also needed a handbrake too. However, she never explained what the pedal in the leftside of the footwell was for.
Am curious to find out what this is for.
Cheers
Having driven in the States a few times now, I'd like to know what the foot pedal thing that is usually found in the left-hand corner of the drivers seat footwell is for.
The first time I drove in the States, my car had a similar gearstick set up as we have in the UK, which you put into Park, drive, reverse etc.and had a normal handbrake accompanying it. The second time I hired a 7 seater from Alamo and had the stick-shift on the wheel and also a hand-brake (where you normally find it in the UK), however, this year I hired a 7 seater from Dollar and was confused as I had a stick-shift on the wheel but NO hand brake at the side. I felt really stupid as I went to ask the girl at the Garage where the hand-brake was, only to be told I only had to use the Park setting on the shift-stick, which I knew already but thought I also needed a handbrake too. However, she never explained what the pedal in the leftside of the footwell was for.
Am curious to find out what this is for.
Cheers