Zeffy94
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Last week I got stuck in stop and go traffic due to an accident. After about 20 min of crawling (and I was keeping a decent distance to avoid stopping too much) and I had serious pain in my entire left leg to the point where it almost went fully numb. Since that moment, I’ve been noticing recently that operating the clutch seemingly is straining my leg more and more. This hadn’t happened really even when I was learning how to drive stick.
I have extremely flat feet and I also have a hard time finding a good seating position - the one I found is the most comfortable I can get. My shoes are large (13) and I don’t have much room to push the clutch without running into the top of the firewall behind the pedals. Where my foot makes contact with the clutch is right near the toes, which is an area that constantly gives me pain when pushing the clutch in and out repeatedly. Since I have no arch in my foot there’s nothing really cushioning the impact.
I’ve read that Honda and Acura cars are known for having not enough seating or wheel adjustments to where they can become problematic for certain people over time. I wouldn’t think my body (125 lbs 5’11) would have issues there but it’s becoming more of an issue and it’s worrying me. I get anxiety about getting stuck in another jam like that because by the time traffic started moving I could barely operate the clutch with any precision.
I’m scheduling something with a podiatrist to figure out if I have some undiagnosed condition that would cause leg issues when driving (note that it’s primarily the left leg only) but in the meantime is there anything you guys can suggest? The shocking part is I’m only 25 years old so you would think I shouldn’t have issues like this.
Really wish the seat, although very comfortable, had more adjustability, because I can’t go too far back without feeling like I don’t depress the clutch all the way. At the same time, since it’s not power operated, I only have a limited number of positions I can use to start with. I also tried the Porsche seating position video which helped but does not alleviate the leg pain.
I have extremely flat feet and I also have a hard time finding a good seating position - the one I found is the most comfortable I can get. My shoes are large (13) and I don’t have much room to push the clutch without running into the top of the firewall behind the pedals. Where my foot makes contact with the clutch is right near the toes, which is an area that constantly gives me pain when pushing the clutch in and out repeatedly. Since I have no arch in my foot there’s nothing really cushioning the impact.
I’ve read that Honda and Acura cars are known for having not enough seating or wheel adjustments to where they can become problematic for certain people over time. I wouldn’t think my body (125 lbs 5’11) would have issues there but it’s becoming more of an issue and it’s worrying me. I get anxiety about getting stuck in another jam like that because by the time traffic started moving I could barely operate the clutch with any precision.
I’m scheduling something with a podiatrist to figure out if I have some undiagnosed condition that would cause leg issues when driving (note that it’s primarily the left leg only) but in the meantime is there anything you guys can suggest? The shocking part is I’m only 25 years old so you would think I shouldn’t have issues like this.
Really wish the seat, although very comfortable, had more adjustability, because I can’t go too far back without feeling like I don’t depress the clutch all the way. At the same time, since it’s not power operated, I only have a limited number of positions I can use to start with. I also tried the Porsche seating position video which helped but does not alleviate the leg pain.
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