Myth or Fact? Are Heels Dangerous To Drive In?

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Hello Dolls,

I initially thought of this topic after messing up a few pair of my shoes after driving. Then I scoured the net and found some interesting reasons why experts believe that driving while wearing heels is unhealthy and dangerous.

Driving while wearing heels is seemingly dangerous because of reaction time, ability to brake and to not over or under accelerate. Despite the damage of wearing heels over time can do to your legs, calves, ankles, and feet. Wearing heels while driving can cause you to get in a car accident, however according to the “Experts” flip flops are also dangerous as well as driving barefoot.

Some say that driving with heels can lead to ovary damage, however I found no proof of that, just an opinion of women who were not allowed to drive in their country due to a probability of becoming infertile from too much driving.

On Mythbusters Jamie Hyneman illustrates driving in four inch stilettos in a fast blue Mustang, there was no difference in acceleration and braking. Now when driving in wedges there was a worst reaction time than stilettos. Now the shoes that tested the worst were snow boots, they got stuck behind the brake. It is not so much the footwear that is going to be the deciding factor as if heels are safe to drive in, it will be the type of driver and how comfortable a person is with heels.

So any shoe can get stuck in the pedals of a car, maybe that is why they changed them over the years. As I mentioned before I originally thought of this topic after messing up a couple pair of my heels while driving. While you are driving accelerating and braking can lead to heel damage. Your heel, particularly the right heel is rubbed against your car carpet floor or floor board and causing the material to rub off the shoe. The heel can also get damaged and loosen up and end up breaking (This only happen to me once before). To conserve your heels it is best to drive in a flat shoe that is less prone to damage, like a tennis or gym shoe. Call them your driving shoes. Think about it, some of us wear four to five inch heels and while driving to an event or work, those shoes are not meant to wear all day anyway. My most comfortable heels are 4 ¾ inches and are comfortable because they have the platform in the front, however I can only wear these shoes for about 8 hours before my feet are calling for a flat surface.