In peak time traffic conditions, I cannot avoid but need to keep my foot on the clutch, frequently changing gears, clutch half pressed etc..
Dead pedal should be a standard practice from all manufactures and the placement of the deal pedal is quite important, shouldn't be too far from the clutch, which defeats the purpose of having it in the first place.
If we rest our foot on the clutch, we might be resting it lightly, but while driving, we have no way to find out whether that "lightly" is indeed light enough. I heard in old cars we used to have provision for installing "False Clutch", something like even if you press, before certain amount, its actually non-operational. Is it true?
That certain amount, takes care of the pressure created by your foot while on rest.
Regards
Suvo