The Pedal Laboratory

Yoko has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of a stick-shift car. She begins by working each of the pedals barefoot, then moves on to a pair of high-heeled pumps, then a pair of low wedge-heeled thongs sandals, then a pair of flat T-strap sandals, and finally, a pair of flat thong sandals. Which will she prefer? There's only one way to find out!

Sunshine has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of the laboratory pumps. She begins by working each of the pedals barefoot, then moves on to a pair of high-heeled sandals, a pair of mid-heeled thong sandals, a pair of flat-heeled thong sandals, a pair of flat T-strap sandals, and finally, a pair of thong-style Crocs sandals. Which will she prefer?

Alina has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of the laboratory pumps. She begins by working each of the pedals barefoot, then moves on to a pair of high-heeled pumps, a pair of high-heeled toe-loop sandals, a pair of low wedge-heeled thong sandals, and a pair of very simple flat sandals. Finally, she takes a "victory lap" with her favorite - bare feet - but of course, that's not really an option!

Kendra has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of a stick-shift car. She begins by working each of the pedals in a pair of flat-heeled lace-up sandals, then a pair of flat-heeled thong sandals, then a pair of lacy ballet flats, then a pair of key-hole style slide-on thong sandals (flip-flops, but not the icky shower-shoe type), then a pair of strappy high-heeled sandals, and finally, a pair of cowgirl boots. Which will she prefer? There's only one way to find out!

Summer has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of a stick-shift car. She begins by working each of the pedals in a pair of high-heeled thong sandals, then a pair of high-heeled T-strap sandals, then a pair of flat thongs and flat T-strap sandals, and then finally, a pair of basketweave-style sandals. Which will she prefer? There's only one way to find out!

Sedusa has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of the laboratory pumps. She begins by working each of the pedals barefoot, then moves on to a pair of flat-heeled T-strap sandals, a pair of simple wide-strap sandals, two different flat-heeled thong sandals, and two different wedge-heeled strappy sandals, and finally she takes a "victory lap" with her favorite. Which one was that? There's only one way to find out!

Akira has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of the laboratory pumps. She begins by working each of the pedals in a pair of simple, somewhat conservative-looking flat sandals with a single broad strap across the toes, then moves on to a pair of low wedge-heeled sandals with a few thin straps across the toes, then a pair of very dainty, flat lace-up thong sandals, then a pair of designer thong sandals with a medium-height block heel and a very stiff sole, then a pair of flip-flops, and finally she works the pedals barefoot. Which will she prefer? There's only one way to find out!

Yoko has been selected to test a variety of shoes on our new Volkswagen pedal simulator, with floor-mounted pedals including a roller-style accelerator. She's never driven a car like this, so she's certainly a bit apprehensive about operating such unusual pedals. She tries them out first with her bare feet, then experiments with some high heel pumps (Has anyone ever driven a dune buggy in those?), T-strap sandals with a low wedge heel, thong sandals with a similar heel, and finally, some flat thong sandals. Does she like any of them?

Amiee has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of the laboratory pumps. She begins by working each of the pedals barefoot, then moves on to a pair of closed-toe flats, then a pair of high-heeled pumps, then two different pair of flat thong sandals, and finally, a pair of strappy slide-on sandals that are much too cute to call "flip flops." Which will she prefer? There's only one way to find out!

Stefania has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of the laboratory pumps. She begins by working each of the pedals barefoot, then moves on to a pair of nearly flat-heeled thong sandals, then a pair of very bare high-heeled sandals, then a pair of "Z-strap" flat sandals, a pair of low wedge-heeled thong sandals, a pair of very rare mid-heeled thong dress sandals, and a pair of flat T-strap sandals. Which will she prefer? There's only one way to find out!

Ginger has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of the laboratory pumps. She begins by working each of the pedals barefoot, then moves on to a pair of pointy high-heeled pumps, then a pair of very bare high-heeled sandals, then a pair of medium wedge-heeled thong sandals, a pair of flat toe-loop sandals, a pair of shiny knee-high stiletto-heeled boots, a pair of flat thong sandals, and a pair of flat T-strap sandals. Which will she prefer? There's only one way to find out!

Arielle has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of the laboratory pumps. She begins by working each of the pedals barefoot, then moves on to a pair of flat-heeled T-strap sandals, then a pair of flat-heeled thong sandals, then a pair of mid-height wedge-heeled sandals, and finally, a pair of flat-heeled closed-toe shoes. Which will she prefer? There's only one way to find out!

Olivia has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of the laboratory pumps. She begins by working each of the pedals in a pair of Keds-style sneakers, then moves on to a pair of closed-toe flats, then a pair of medium-heeled thong sandals, then a pair of flip-flops, then a pair of flat-heeled T-strap sandals. Which will she prefer? There's only one way to find out!

Savannah has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of the laboratory pumps. She begins by working each of the pedals in a pair of cutaway high-heeled pumps, then moves on to a pair of medium-high wedge-heeled T-strap sandals, then a pair of flat thong sandals, then a pair of strappy flip-flops, then finally, she works the pedals barefoot. Which will she prefer? There's only one way to find out!

Anastasia has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of the laboratory pumps. She begins by working each of the pedals in a pair of T-strap sandals with a low wedge heel, then moves on to a pair of peep-toe pumps with a higher wedge heel, then a pair of flat flip-flops, then a pair of closed-toe ballet flats, then finally, some flat-heeled thong sandals. Which will she prefer? There's only one way to find out!

Maria has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of the laboratory pumps. She begins by working each of the pedals barefoot, then moves on to a pair of very strappy high-heeled sandals, then some high-heeled pumps, then some Converse All-Star-style sneakers, then some flat-heeled jelly thong sandals, and finally, some very flexible, low-heeled T-strap sandals. Which will she prefer? There's only one way to find out!

Bailey has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of a stickshift car. She begins by working each of the pedals barefoot, then moves on to a pair of very open high-heeled sandals, then some more boot-like high-heeled sandals, some strappy "gladiator" style sandals with a flat heel, and finally, some thong sandals with a flat heel. Which will she prefer? There's only one way to find out!

Zonah has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of the laboratory pumps. She begins by working each of the pedals with her exceptionally flexible bare toes, then moves on to a pair of high-wedge-heeled peep-toe sandals, then some high-heeled pumps, then some (rare) high-heeled thong sandals, then some low-heeled T-strap sandals, then two different styles of flat-heeled thong sandals. Which will she prefer? There's only one way to find out!

Ayla has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of a stickshift car. She begins by working each of the pedals in a pair of flat white strappy sandals, then moves on to a pair of sandals which are a combination of a thong and lateral-strap design, then a pair of high-heel sandals, then a pair of flat thong sandals, then a pair of Converse All Stars sneakers, and finally, a pair of medium wedge-heeled sandals. Which will she prefer? There's only one way to find out!

Sunshine has brought an assortment of shoes to the laboratory to see which ones maximize her comfort and control of the pedals of a stickshift car. She is joined today by Indica, who helps to document the proceedings and provide a second observer. She begins by working each of the pedals in a pair of very flexible flat-heeled thong sandals, then moves on to a pair of flat toe-loop sandals, then a pair of flat T-strap sandals, then another pair of T-strap sandals, this time with a low wedge heel, then a pair of very elegant high-heeled sandals, and finally, barefoot. Which will they prefer? There's only one way to find out!