Driving instructor Vitaly Kabyshev: you can’t drive in felt boots and high heels 16:24

For reliable riding, riders should choose comfortable shoes without protruding parts and high-heeled shoes that fit snugly. Vitaly Kabyshev, the head instructor and head of the Stability Control Driving Academy, told socialbites.ca about this.

“The most important criterion is that the shoes are comfortable and well fixed on the foot. No heels, no slippers. It is better to do without boots and shoe covers. It is also better not to use boots with wide and high lanes, ”Kabyshev said in an interview with socialbites.ca.

Uncomfortable shoes impede movement, and when using them, the driver learns less about what is happening during braking, it is difficult to dose the force applied to the brake pedal and capture the moment when the anti-lock braking system starts to work. car, the expert explained.

“If it is -30 degrees outside and the person wears high fur boots or felt boots when needed, it is better to switch to interchangeable shoes when driving, even on a short trip. It is also better not to use platform shoes while driving, ”Kabyshev insisted.

Talking about women’s shoes, Vitaly Kabyshev emphasized that the heel, which is the fulcrum of the foot, is extremely unstable in high-heeled shoes, and in an emergency, a female driver may not have time to quickly and accurately move her foot from gas to gas. brake. The leg comes off and emergency braking becomes impossible, he warned.

“According to experience and observation, many girls protect their heels and approach them. But in no case should shoes and other foreign objects be left in the area of ​​​​the pedal assembly, ”Kbyshev concluded.

Formerly Vitaly Kabyshev said socialbites.ca, which cars are the most dangerous on an icy road.