WHy isnt the clutch a button on the shifter?Whos bright idea was to make it a foot

Clutches were not always hydraulic linkage, It takes quite a bit of stomping power even on an old car to engage/disengage on a cold winter morning.

Just like auto transmission on heavy trucks, until recently the technology was too cumbersome to be practical. That is about the best I can think of

 

We also had the headlight dimmer switch on the floor until the 1970s.

 

Really???
Is this a serious question?

 

Time to invent the Clutchmaster 5000 conversion kit.

 

too much work for ya?

 

That one still makes me mad.It was a lot easier to stomp on that little silver button to bright/dim.
Now days I'm flip pin wipers,washers,and sometimes remember what side does the lights

 

Clutch,smutch...Its just for starting off the line,then forget about it.
DO you also get irritated having to stay awake while driving? That's the worse

 

Actually the foot dimmer switch lasted into the 90's. Ford didn't eliminate it from the F series pickup and the Econoline van until they were both redesigned for the 1992 model year.

 

Awful isn't it.Darnit we need our sleep.Too bad we just cant push a few buttons like GPS and let the truck drive it self,lol.