I think everyone in this thread except for e240 has missed the point of left foot braking completely. Left foot braking is not recommended by anyone for use on the road. Simple reason - because 99% of drivers dont have the skill or precision to use their left foot comfortably. Its all in the way we are used to driving - all mind control. Left foot is used simply to push the clutch in and out, whereas the right foot is used for accelerating and braking which requires far more sensitivity. A normal driver would just slam their left foot on the brake causing more problems. Here's a simple test - try pushing the clutch in with your right foot. Its no where near as easy, I would bet $20 first time the clutch wont go in the whole way. Left foot braking is only useful as a skill to control a front wheel drive or 4 wheel drive car whilst cornering at high speeds, for the reason that e240 stated above. front wheel drive cars want to want to understeer when they are cornering on the limit, however if you back off whilst on this limit, the car whill oversteer uncontrollably. you use left foot braking to transfer weight forward to the front wheels to balance the car between understeer and oversteer. And the technique used (by me and most others as instructed by championship winning rally drivers) is to use the brake gently... just dip it in and out very gently several times. As a four wheel drive car handles more like a FWD than a RWD, the benefit is similar to above. There u go.. nothing to do with space or heel and toeing!!