April 9, 2008.
California Office of Traffic Safety Summit
San Francisco, CA.
May 19, 2009
University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies
Bloomington, MN
June 23, 2009
Driving Assessment 2009
Big Sky, Montana
June 26, 2009
PRI World Congress
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
June 27, 2009
Day of Architecture
Utrecht, The Netherlands
July 13, 2009
Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP)
Phoenix, AZ.
August 12-14
Texas Department of Transportation “Save a Life Summit”
San Antonio, Texas
September 2, 2009
Governors Highway Safety Association Annual Meeting
Savannah, Georgia
September 11, 2009
Oregon Transportation Summit
Portland, Oregon
October 8
Honda R&D Americas
Raymond, Ohio
October 10-11
INFORMS Roundtable
San Diego, CA
October 21, 2009
California State University-San Bernardino, Leonard Transportation Center
San Bernardino, CA
November 5
Southern New England Planning Association Planning Conference
Uncasville, Connecticut
January 6
Texas Transportation Forum
Austin, TX
January 19
Yale University
(with Donald Shoup; details to come)
Monday, February 22
Yale University School of Architecture
Eero Saarinen Lecture
Friday, March 19
University of Delaware
Delaware Center for Transportation
April 5-7
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
McMurrin Lectureship
April 19
International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (Organization Management Workshop)
Austin, Texas
Monday, April 26
Edmonton Traffic Safety Conference
Edmonton, Canada
Monday, June 7
Canadian Association of Road Safety Professionals
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Wednesday, July 6
Fondo de Prevención Vial
Bogotá, Colombia
Tuesday, August 31
Royal Automobile Club
Perth, Australia
Wednesday, September 1
Australasian Road Safety Conference
Canberra, Australia
Wednesday, September 22
Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s
Traffic Incident Management Enhancement Program
Statewide Conference
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Wednesday, October 20
Rutgers University
Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation
Piscataway, NJ
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Ontario Injury Prevention Resource Centre
Injury Prevention Forum
Toronto
Monday, May 2
Idaho Public Driver Education Conference
Boise, Idaho
Tuesday, June 2, 2011
California Association of Cities
Costa Mesa, California
Sunday, August 21, 2011
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Attitudes: Iniciativa Social de Audi
Madrid, Spain
April 16, 2012
Institute for Sensible Transport Seminar
Gardens Theatre, QUT
Brisbane, Australia
April 17, 2012
Institute for Sensible Transport Seminar
Centennial Plaza, Sydney
Sydney, Australia
April 19, 2012
Institute for Sensible Transport Seminar
Melbourne Town Hall
Melbourne, Australia
January 30, 2013
University of Minnesota City Engineers Association Meeting
Minneapolis, MN
January 31, 2013
Metropolis and Mobile Life
School of Architecture, University of Toronto
February 22, 2013
ISL Engineering
Edmonton, Canada
March 1, 2013
Australian Road Summit
Melbourne, Australia
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November 3rd, 2008 at 4:06 pm
I hate to think of emergency braking barefoot — especially since some hypermilers think nothing of drafting a big truck by extreme tailgating.
November 3rd, 2008 at 8:05 pm
My son likes to drive barefoot, and has driven cross country (literally, from Portland to Portland), not necessarily all barefooted. I had always been taught that you shouldn’t do so (and I’ve lectured him on this, to no avail.) You could get a small pebble / stone under your foot, then what…?
November 3rd, 2008 at 9:48 pm
I generally drive barefoot all summer. It’s legal in my state, and it is so much safer than driving with sandals that can slip off when you move your foot. I really can’t comprehend how people drive wearing heels as it’s not easy to get the right pressure on the pedals. I tend to drive faster if am wearing heels, so I generally just take them off if I’m going home as I don’t need to worry about my nylons running.
as for the statement above about pebbles and stones, I’ve never had a problem with them. It’s so much more comfortable and I feel much more in control of the pedals.
November 4th, 2008 at 7:47 am
What is wrong with barefoot driving? I have sometimes (although rarely) done so – it feels fine…
November 4th, 2008 at 8:25 am
Thanks Tom, lovely again :}
November 5th, 2008 at 7:10 am
Back in september a group called Wisebread [www.wisebread.com] published 108 Ways To Raise Fuel Economy, one of which was driving barefoot.
It may put you more intune with your car but regardless sometimes it feels good just to take your shoes off for a bit!
November 5th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
If you do not want to drive barefoot you could try the advice I found in How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive by John Muir: Drive as if you have an egg between your foot and the gas pedal.
November 6th, 2008 at 6:24 pm
I slip off my shoes off and drive with only socks, primarily to get a better feel of the clutch engaging the transmission (I have a BMW 323i.) I can also feel the accelerator better wearing only socks, so it’s easy to keep a light foot on the throttle. I can easily get 35 mpg at 60-62 mpg on the highway (EPA rated at 29 mpg/highway), and about 39 mpg when I use cruise control. One more thing: the car has 107K miles on it.
November 25th, 2009 at 11:13 am
I always drive barefoot in my truck all over Europe and have never had any problems