Foot-operated Parking brake and Driving Test

gord115

marlot wrote: »

What does the car handbook say?


As you clearly can't have two feet on three pedals at the same time, you have to put the car in neutral and release the clutch, whilst keeping you other foot on the footbrake.

My mate can do it....he's a right clown.

oldagetraveller

Supersonos wrote: »

Keep your foot on the brake the whole time and I can't see there'd be a problem. You'd be in control of the car the whole time.

Which is spectacularly fantastic and inconsiderate if stopped at a junction/traffic lights, at night and affecting the night vision of the driver behind.:cool:

Sea_Shell

Sounds like a performance of "Riverdance" !!!

missile

oldagetraveller wrote: »

Which is spectacularly fantastic and inconsiderate if stopped at a junction/traffic lights, at night and affecting the night vision of the driver behind.:cool:

Unfortunately many people do that :mad:

missile

reeac wrote: »

All the lhd cars that I've driven have the same pedal arrangement as do rhd ones (thankfully). Or was it just a jokey comment?

:rotfl: it was tongue in cheek :rotfl:

EdGasketTheSecond

My Merc only has a foot-operated parking brake and it's a manual gearbox. Most of the time I only use it at the end of the journey unless there is a steep hill that I have to stop/start on as its rather clumsy to use while driving. That does mean I have to use the footbrake to hold the car on any incline and do a quick foot change from brake to accelerator to pull away uphill; apologies to those behind that object to brake lights.

Brienne_of_Tarth

Parking brake only needed to prevent roll back ie on a hill start. Handbrake/neutral every time you stop is not necessary unless for a long time and for eco reasons.

If however there is a loss on control because the parking brake was not used, then depending on the severity of that lack of control would depend on the mark given.

However as a DE I’d be more worried about my lack of being able to stop the vehicle if I needed to.

Having said that you only need head restraints, L plates and a mirror.....