XPost: comp.os.linux.misc   
   From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 12/12/2025 17:31, rbowman wrote:   
   > On Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:29:48 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 11/12/2025 21:28, rbowman wrote:   
   >>> 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.   
   >>>   
   >> I am running on a manual courtesy car at the moment and the pedals are   
   >> so closely spaced I tend to hit all three at once.   
   >   
   > Handy for heel and toe shifting...   
   >   
   > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heel-and-toe_shifting   
   >   
   I used to do that but nodern boxes are so good it isnt really necessary.   
      
   >   
      
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