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The Barefoot Conspiracy: How Big Shoe is Controlling Your Driving Habits

Big Shoe doesn’t want you to know the truth: Driving barefoot is your God-given right, and they’re terrified you’ll realize it.

Alex Jaxon

By Alex Jaxon

Published September 17, 2025 at 10:00am


The Barefoot Conspiracy: How Big Shoe is Controlling Your Driving Habits

Folks, it’s time to wake up and smell the leather polish. The so-called "experts" want you to believe that driving barefoot is just a matter of personal preference—but I’m here to tell you the truth. This is nothing short of a coordinated attack by Big Shoe to keep Texans enslaved to their overpriced, soul-crushing footwear. Think about it: Who benefits from you lacing up before hitting the road? That’s right—the same shadowy corporations that convinced you Crocs were acceptable public attire.

They’ll tell you bare feet slip on pedals. They’ll claim flip-flops are a hazard. But have you ever seen a kangaroo crash a car? No, because nature’s perfect design doesn’t need Nikes to operate heavy machinery. Meanwhile, high heels—literal stilts for your feet—are somehow still legal? This isn’t about safety. It’s about control. The Texas Transportation Commission is in cahoots with Big Shoe, and they’re laughing all the way to the bank while you suffocate your toes in "recommended" footwear.

And don’t even get me started on the insurance companies. Oh, they’ll say you’re "negligent" if you dare to feel the cold steel of the accelerator against your bare skin. But what’s really negligent is letting jurors—who probably own stock in Skechers—decide your fate in court. Next thing you know, they’ll mandate socks with sandals "for your safety."

So go ahead, kick off those shoes and let freedom reign. Just remember: Every time you drive barefoot, a lobbyist for Big Shoe sheds a single tear. And that, my friends, is a victory.