Correction: "I could not operate the clutch without fouling the
accelerator.." should have read "I could not operate the clutch without
fouling the brake.." I also could not operate the accelerator without
fouling the brake. Other things I remember about the Seven was that the
seat was about 50% too narrow and the car did not have a heater.

Yuji

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"Yuji Sakuma" wrote in message
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Hello Greg,

I think maybe less safe but not necessarily unsafe. I do drive in my
waders
occasionally. In my case at least, my wading boots are significantly
bigger
than my street shoes and I drive a vehicle which requires operating a
clutch
pedal as well as a brake and accelerator. I remember in 1964 when I went
shopping for my first car after graduating from university, I looked at a
Lotus Seven. There were a number of reasons why I did not buy it, one of
which was that the footwell was so narrow that my two feet covered the
three
pedals. I could not operate the clutch without fouling the accelerator
and
vice-versa. My current car of course is not that bad.

Best regards,

Yuji Sakuma