Driving in Heels

[Shyheels]

I’ve never done it, never intend to do it and don’t even own a car but it seems like driving in heels is a topic of interest so I decided I’d start a thread.

i wouldn’t mind trying cycling in heels though. I’ve seen it done quite stylishly by women in London and on the Continent.

Edited October 19 by Shyheels

[mlroseplant]

Funny, even though I have said elsewhere that I get no thrill from it, I just drove in heels yesterday--twice! I don't even really think about it, unless I have a long way to go. It did occur to me that I gained my dislike of driving in heels during the time I owned a particular car, which I no longer have. For some reason, that car had your feet at such an angle that I really did notice if I was wearing heels. With my present car, I really don't think about it much.

[higherheels]

Cycling in heels is very comfortable because it's basically the same as cyling without heels, as only the front part of the feet touch the pedals.

But the same as for driving a car: I wouldn't choose heels for the thrills, it's just more practical to keep them on.

 

1 hour ago, mlroseplant said:

It did occur to me that I gained my dislike of driving in heels

I also once had a rental which didn't feel that good in heels. But it might have also been in flats as well...

[Shyheels]

24 minutes ago, higherheels said:

Cycling in heels is very comfortable because it's basically the same as cyling without heels, as only the front part of the feet touch the pedals.

But the same as for driving a car: I wouldn't choose heels for the thrills, it's just more practical to keep them on.

Same. But in reading your comment the idea suddenly came to me that if I got my bike out of storage, I could put on my heels and pedal up the towpath to a place where I could go for a stroll and get in some real world practice. Not cycling in heels for thrills, but for a practical reason.

[bluejay]

I drive in heels all the time. No problem with that. Since I normally do not wear stilettos but block or stacked heels, it doesn't present a problem with me. Yesterday for example I wore a pair of small 3-1/2 " block heel , loafer pumps to church, then went out in the afternoon wearing a pair of black knee boots with 3-1/2" stacked heels. a pink skort above the knee, with a black polo shirt with a pink Breast Cancer Awareness logo on it. Got a couple compliments on my ensemble while I was out doing some Sunday shopping.

Happy Heeling,

bluejay

[CrushedVamp]

17 hours ago, higherheels said:

I also once had a rental which didn't feel that good in heels. But it might have also been in flats as well...

Was it a Honda CR-V?

The wife has one, and just the way the gas pedal is, I have to turn my foot at an odd cant to push on the gas. It works, but on longer drives it really can start to pain my foot. On really long drives it causes it to cramp. And like someone else said, the modern cars, including the Honda CR-V in this country anyway, has a variable transmission, so cruise control does not work great on it at all. It can never find an idea shift point because it is not locked into a particular gear.

 

[higherheels]

@Shyheels That's a good idea!

 

2 hours ago, CrushedVamp said:

Was it a Honda CR-V?

No, it was a Fiat Punto. I can't recall what exactly the problem was, it just didn't feel good. It might as well have been the car in general, but I didn't drive it in flats so I can't say for sure.

[Shyheels]

1 hour ago, higherheels said:

No, it was a Fiat Punto. I can't recall what exactly the problem was, it just didn't feel good. It might as well have been the car in general, but I didn't drive it in flats so I can't say for sure.

I’ve driven a Fiat Punto, not in heels, and I didn’t feel comfortable with the pedals either

[higherheels]

Ah, see, so it was probably just the car itself if you encountered the same

[Mr. X]

I don't drive in heels for any kind of thrill.  But If I am wearing an outfit that includes heels, I drive in them.  It is a little different the way your feet hit the pedals, but I have no trouble doing it. And I don't feel the need to bring other flat shoes just to drive in them.

[Cali]

I drive in heels and barefoot all the time (but not at the same time). I wears heels, I get in the car and drive. Only heels I not fond of driving in are stilettos, because my heel tip digs into the mat. 

[mlroseplant]

On 10/19/2025 at 6:37 AM, Shyheels said:

I’ve never done it, never intend to do it and don’t even own a car but it seems like driving in heels is a topic of interest so I decided I’d start a thread.

i wouldn’t mind trying cycling in heels though. I’ve seen it done quite stylishly by women in London and on the Continent.

When I first started heeling, I said the one thing I would not do is ride a bicycle in heels, because even women don't do it here. You have to go to Asia (or Europe) to see that. Now that women rarely wear heels at all anymore, riding a bicycle in them doesn't seem like such a radical idea.

[Shyheels]

I’ve not tried it yes but I would be interested in doing so

[at9]

I used to regularly see a woman cycling in high platforms near my house in a London suburb. She was quite small but surely she didn't need them to reach the pedals.

[Shyheels]

Yes, one could always lower the seat instead of extending the legs …

[CrushedVamp]

Where I live, it is not high heels that are a problem for a lady (or a man perhaps) riding a bike, but her dress.

Around here there are bikes everywhere because of the Amish who do not believe in having cars. That means both genders ride bikes, but it is not uncommon to see a poor girl or woman who has the long hem of their dress wrapped up in the sprockets and chain. A few times I have had to stop and help them get their hemlines unwound. Since they ride at night even, you quickly learn where the Amish typically tread and drive slowly.

[Shyheels]

Clearly they need to get hold of some good Dutch city bicycles which have chain guards and step-through frames!