Vehicle footrest support structure

A vehicle footrest support structure comprising:

• a footrest main body on which a foot of an occupant is placeable;
• a panel member of a vehicle interior floor which includes an inclined portion inclined forward and upward from a horizontal portion;
• and
• a shock absorbing member interposed between the panel member and the footrest main body,
• wherein the inclined portion of the panel member includes a recessed portion which is recessed downward,
• the shock absorbing member includes a thinned portion in a portion facing the recessed portion, which is thinner than other portions,
• a deformation-allowing space is formed between the recessed portion and the shock absorbing member,
• the shock absorbing member includes a plurality of protruding portions which abut the panel member along a peripheral edge of the recessed portion,
• the protruding portions include at least one first protruding portion which abuts a portion of the recessed portion on an outer side thereof in a vehicle width direction and at least one second protruding portion which abuts a portion of the recessed portion on an outer side thereof in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle,
• the at least one second protruding portion is formed to be longer in the vehicle width direction than a length of the recessed portion in the vehicle width direction, and
• the at least one first protruding portion includes an abutting surface with respect to the panel member which is formed to be smaller than that of any of the at least one second protruding portion.