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People who leave their foot on the brakes at traffic lights/junctions.
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They might be driving with an automatic gearbox.+15 wrote:People who leave their foot on the brakes at traffic lights/junctions.
On a similar vein though, people who brake before they indicate they are going to turn.
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I have the complete opposite view to this, and in fact, before coming to England I rarely saw anyone use the handbrake for anything other than parking or stopping in a serious incline. I would guess that most stops you make at traffic lights or giving way at intersections & roundabouts are no longer than 10-15 seconds, and I find it much more practical to keep my foot on the brake rather than pull and release the handbrake. Always thought it was useful for the person behind to be aware of what you're doing too (brake lights on - not going anywhere; lights off - you're about to move).+15 wrote:People who leave their foot on the brakes at traffic lights/junctions.
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OK they can stay out of room 101.
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Personally that would really annoy me I'd just throw it in the back out of the way....+15 wrote:People who leave their foot on the brakes at traffic lights/junctions.
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Oooooh check out the AmericanismBogdan wrote:I have the complete opposite view to this, and in fact, before coming to England I rarely saw anyone use the handbrake for anything other than parking or stopping in a serious incline. I would guess that most stops you make at traffic lights or giving way at intersections & roundabouts are no longer than 10-15 seconds, and I find it much more practical to keep my foot on the brake rather than pull and release the handbrake. Always thought it was useful for the person behind to be aware of what you're doing too (brake lights on - not going anywhere; lights off - you're about to move).+15 wrote:People who leave their foot on the brakes at traffic lights/junctions.
Junctions, dear boy, junctions
At least you didn't say traffic circle instead of roundabout....
I can't say I'm familiar with the Romanian driving test, but when I was taught to drive, you were instructed on how to use the handbrake and clutch in conjunction to pull away on an uphill incline.
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This could be a whole discussion topic in itself!
Thing about leaving your foot on the brake, if you have your foot on the brake whilst at a stop and get shunted from behind you can't react or apply additional pressure so you normally smash into the back of someone infront of you or run over the people crossing the road. If you have the hand brake on you won't be shunted as far.
That said, I always just have my foot on the brake, can't be arsed putting the hand-brake on!
Thing about leaving your foot on the brake, if you have your foot on the brake whilst at a stop and get shunted from behind you can't react or apply additional pressure so you normally smash into the back of someone infront of you or run over the people crossing the road. If you have the hand brake on you won't be shunted as far.
That said, I always just have my foot on the brake, can't be arsed putting the hand-brake on!
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Romanianism more like, as our word for it is near-identical to intersection.mapperleywhite wrote:Junctions, dear boy, junctions
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This really is an entirely new discussion.Sheepy wrote:Thing about leaving your foot on the brake, if you have your foot on the brake whilst at a stop and get shunted from behind you can't react or apply additional pressure so you normally smash into the back of someone infront of you or run over the people crossing the road. If you have the hand brake on you won't be shunted as far.
Do you have a source for that, mate, cause it doesn't ring true to me, to be honest. Splitting hairs here a bit (but you made the point ! ), but as far as I know the hand brake provides only very little braking pressure (it's just a cable most times?), and is usually just connected to the rear wheels. Surely there's no more opposition to any force applied to the car, than the one provided by actioning the brake pedal? In terms of reaction times to something unexpected as well, I reckon it must be quicker to either press harder on the (already pressed) brake pedal, or hit the accelerator, rather than release the hand brake.
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