Like the title states, stupid post and problem.
So in my 98 blazer i keep my left foot resting along side the kick panel.
Now the problem is when i open door to get out my dumb shoelace gets hung up on the hood release and opens the hood.

Am i the only one that is having this issue ?

 

Can't say that I have ever had that happen in any vehicle I have ever driven! How long are your shoe laces?

 

Haha, wow that's a problem I honestly haven't seen on this forum yet! Points for originality.

 

I would use a piece of tape. Your handle or your laces, the choice is yours. I would choose the handle. Thanks for the smile.

 

Wow must be the only one. Weird.
This is where i rest my foot and my lace just grabs the lever.
Sounds like i should tape the lever bottom.

 

 

I honestly have to say I've done it a few times myself. Now I know I'm not alone...............................

 

I've popped the hood that way getting out of mine, once or twice.

Funny story here. Back when I started racing (back when Reagan was president), my first pair of racing boots were lace up boots all the way to the top. One of my first races ever, after driving schools, the loop of my shoelace knot got wrapped around the clutch pedal. I didn't have a proper "dead pedal" at the same height as the other pedals, and as I after up shifting down the straight, when I put my foot down on the floor, the loop got wrapped around the clutch pedal. I come to the next corner, and it's time to hit the brakes and down shift. In that car, I used my left foot to brake, except this time, when I went to move my left foot to the brake pedal, it was caught, tied to the clutch pedal. I had a bit of a panic. I did manage to spin the car while still on track, and get my right foot on the brake and plant it to the floor to lock the wheesl (to spin off in a predictable direction), but I went off into a big open field on the outside of that turn (thank God there was no wall or guardrail at the outside of that turn back then). The corner worker cracked up laughing when I said, "If you'll just reach in here and untie my left shoe, I'll drive safely back to the pits."

I bought new racing boots after that, with laces at the bottom and velcro at the top, and the velcro goes over the loops from the knots when I tie them, so there's no loop loose to catch on anything. For the weekend when it happened, I had duct tape wrapped around my shoelaces so it wouldn't repeat.

 

I put a new spider in and wouldnt start. 50 things going through your head for an hour and half. Then you notice you didnt plug in the coil wire!

 

I have caught my shoelace on the hood latch handle once or twice.