Originally Posted By: Astro14
Do you even know what those pedals do in a Model T? If you've only been driving legally for 16 years, understanding the Model T's pedals seems very unlikely...
The right is the brake, the middle is reverse and the left is the "high/neutral/low" pedal.
Throttle/spark advance are done through controls on the wheel.
I've driven a 1920's 38' Minette launch with a Van Blerk tank engine with manual spark and fuel controls and a gravity feed oiling system with no oil pan, just a big brass drip tray. It was something like 500ci and 4-cylinders with a prop the size of something you'd see on a tug.
And yet my point above stands. If you can confuse the controls in what you are driving, you shouldn't be driving it.
I grew up around antique boats with bizarre controls and all manner of different methods of starting, stopping, accelerating and direction control. And then there was the art of parking them in wind without hitting the dock. Every boat was different and you had to know each of their "quirks" when you drove them. So I don't mean to sound crass, but if somebody can be confused by something as simple as the EXTREMELY basic two pedal gas/brake setup, then they simply shouldn't be driving.
Owning a Packard, you of all people should be able to relate to this I would think? My intent was not to be rude, but honestly, there is nothing "complex" about the Model T's configuration. Yes, it is different from what everybody is used to NOW, but if you know how the system operates, one should not find it "confusing" to operate. And that ties into my point above above two pedal systems as well.
