Driving in stilettos
November 20th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
I think every girl who has ever worn high heels is guilty of wearing them while driving. The act of driving with them on is not a problem for me. I know how to work the brake and gas pedal with 5.5″ stilettos on. I hear a lot of crap about how unsafe it is to drive with them on since it is possible for the heel to get caught on the floor mat or effect using the brake pedal. Though I have never experienced any problems, I guess I cant say its impossible, but more so than wearing regular shoes? I don’t know about that. If someone is not paying attention to the road and they rear end the car stopped in front of them, that is stupidity, regardless of what they are wearing on their feet.
I have recently made a discovery, and since this discovery, completely stopped driving in my heels and now carry a pair of comfy shoes to wear while driving and I simply switch shoes before I get out. Now, I do not know how many other people do this but do you ever inspect your heels? A nice pair of high heels are not cheap, most likely you paid at least $80 for them. You would hate to see a scuff or any type of peeling going on right? Well, after 10 minutes of driving in my beautiful, brand new peep toe ankle booties I noticed the heel tip was so worn that it needs to be replaced. I figured they were just cheap and vowed to get them new heel tips soon. Upon closer inspection, I noticed this only happened to the right heel and the tip was worn at an angle….so it is from resting on the floor as I use the gas pedal! I was really upset, more so with myself than anything. I wanted to pass on this information to anyone else who regularly drives in their heels. For the sake of your shoes, please don’t drive with your heels on! You will make them last longer and save them the risk of being scuffed up, scrapped and the heel tips getting major wear prematurely.
I still, on occasion, drive with high heels on but ONLY when I am driving from store to store in a strip mall and I am extremely careful not to let the heel tip touch the ground.
Save the beautiful shoes!
