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Why women need to stop wearing high heels when driving

Heels are not recommended for driving

Putting on heels while driving is a common tendency among the ladies. Not known to most of them, heels hinder proper driving and can be fatal especially when they meddle with braking. Here are three reasons why heels should not be worn when driving:

1. Missing pedal and/or stepping on the wrong one. The right shoes for driving are flat with a thin sole. When you wear heels with a platform, there is space between the bottom of your foot and the pedal. The space might make you hit the brake and miss or unintentionally hit the gas pedal - that can be catastrophic when driving!

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