Using the brake pedal at traffic lights?

Gloomendoom

My car hasn't got a handbrake as such. It has a foot operated parking brake and I hardly, if ever, use it. I usually knock the autobox into neutral if I'm stationary for more than a few moments. Always have, and my last car lasted over 150,000 miles without any gearbox problems.

chrisw

I must admit I do it to stop the Auto Stop/Start kicking in.

Gloomendoom

chrisw wrote: »

I must admit I do it to stop the Auto Stop/Start kicking in.

Ha ha! When I drive my wife's car, I always use the hand brake to make sure the auto start/stop does kick in.

waynedance

4 pages of discussing foot brake vs handbrake!!!

Ok i do both.

custardy

waynedance wrote: »

4 pages of discussing foot brake vs handbrake!!!

Ok i do both.

noob settings
should be 2 pages

waynedance

custardy wrote: »

noob settings
should be 2 pages

doh!!! what settings

custardy

post per page in your "options" under User CP

Lum

Gloomendoom wrote: »

My car hasn't got a handbrake as such. It has a foot operated parking brake and I hardly, if ever, use it. I usually knock the autobox into neutral if I'm stationary for more than a few moments. Always have, and my last car lasted over 150,000 miles without any gearbox problems.

Foot operated parking brake is fantastic once you get used to it, can pop it into N at the same time as you press the handbrake pedal.

One of the few things the Americans got right about their cars.

Gloomendoom

Lum wrote: »

Foot operated parking brake is fantastic once you get used to it, can pop it into N at the same time as you press the handbrake pedal.

One of the few things the Americans got right about their cars.

It only works well on an auto. A manual is a different story, especially off road. Too many pedals and not enough feet.

Sharon87

Learning to drive in London I've noticed the main annoyance is not getting going at traffic lights, rather than brake lights. I keep my foot on the clutch and brake at most traffic lights as they're mostly short ones, and so I can keep it at about the bite when I move off and don't stall (even more annoying for people). I don't get blinded by driver's brake lights as I leave enough gap between me and the car in front, didn't even realise it's annoying, but then again I have only had a couple of night driving lessons. I guess it's worse in the dark.