Isn’t this because we purposely design all those things around our anatomy though?
I’d imagine alien octopuses’ vehicles would be designed around their anatomy and they would have no trouble using them.
You think you want to turn left and slow down, not I have to use my left foot to slowly press the brake and slowly move my hands in a circle while grasping.
...though I guess you were just reinforcing your point: driving becomes so second nature that you forget the implementation details.
https://www.vox.com/2015/7/1/8877583/two-foot-driving-pedal-...
At least that was my experience. I drove an automatic for the first time some years ago, and that was the only issue I detected.
The fact that you never have to move your feet from the corresponding pedals actually helps to avoid mixing up pedals.
It would be an issue in a rally when downshifts require a bit of throttle and you have to use two feet for three pedals.
With my right foot on the gas and on the brakes I can just pivot my ankle to control the pedal with my heel resting on the floor, but with the clutch you typically have to quickly press it in completely, but then slowly and smoothly release it. Which is easier to do with your heel in the air.
And race drivers can drive normal vehicles too.
Of course, they are the selected elite.
I am just pointing out this is not something that should be forbidden.
I'm not a driver, but isn't the left foot for the clutch? Don't you have to use both the clutch and the brake when stopping the car so the motor won't stop?
Agreed. What's more impressive is that this "single neuromuscular system" can climb a tree, swim across a lake, or hike across a continent.