The very small brake pedal makes it almost impossible to use two feet on the pedal, as when stopped near the top of a hill, etc. Any way to install something wider? An an-on part to cover the existing pedal face? Thanks. --Bill
I thought two-footed braking went out of fashion with power brakes. Seattle has almost as many hills as The City and the Prius holds well at up-hill stoplights with only one foot.
The Prius power brakes are electric assist. If anything I find them overboosted and touchy. At my condo and also at the office building parking, the ramp is fairly steep at the gate. I've only needed light brake pedal pressure If you have a disability that prevents you from applying enough pressure on the brake pedal, or maintaining the pressure, check if your Toyota dealer has acess to any Mobility products
<_< I find "normal" pressure is most adequate for the Prius brake system. Can't imagine "two-foot" brake pressure being needed. RELATED SIDEBAR: When approaching a stop sign or traffic light stop, set your MFD on the "Energy Monitor" screen (showing the wheels and flow of energy). When you stop and only apply very light brake pedal pressure, you will see energy flowing from the main battery to the wheels - a design feature to simulate "crawl" in an automatic transmission on an "old fashioned" car (like non-Prius drivers are forced to drive ). The point: To avoid using battery energy at a traffic stop, apply a little more brake pedal pressure. You can experiment to see how much pressure is needed to stop the flow of battery energy.
I think he means he uses the two feet so that he can move his right feet to the accelerator without the car rolling back. It's a standard size brake pedal. Unless you have really big feet, you should be able to have both feet on the pedal (not necessarily the full sole).
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Aug 22 2006, 05:03 PM) [snapback]307904[/snapback]</div> I find that the built in creep will keep the car from rolling back at an up-hill stoplight with only light brake pressure. Sometimes it is hard to break old habits.
