XPost: comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:11:00 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
      
   > The next car my father bought, a Peugeot 205, was the first we had with   
   > hydraulic clutch, same reservoir as the brakes. Bought maybe 1984. I   
   > remember the first time I drove it, my father warned me the brakes were   
   > brutal. Yet I was surprised by them, the car stopped brutally. Vacuum   
   > servo-assist.   
      
   I don't think they do it as much anymore but automatic transmission cars   
   used to have very wide brake pedals, presumably to allow for braking with   
   your left foot. Brutal was when your manual transmission muscle memory   
   kicked in, you attempted to hit the clutch pedal, and got the brake   
   instead.   
      
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