Pooh Bear wrote:

> You're either trolling or can't read what's been said.
>
> In the UK ( in a car with manual transmission ) you use the brake pedal to brake when in
> motion and set the parking brake when stationary for more than say a few seconds. You can
> hold the car with the footbrake for sure but if it's for long - such as waiting for lights
> to change and you're on a hill it makes more sense and feels more comfortable to use the
> parking ( hand ) brake.

Ummm, so it's a personal preference thing then? I just don't
understand why you give a **** if someone uses a pedal brake at a
light. It's 20 or 30 seconds, why does it really matter what brake
they use? If nothing else, at least the pedal brake lets a bad driver
behind you be certain you're stopped.

I've been in cars in the US with a number of different British drivers,
and not one used their parking brake at stop lights. Same for several
Australians/New Zealanders I've been in cars with.

And as far as the auto comment, I drive an auto and haven't noticed any
fuel usage difference between putting my car in N or leaving it in D at
stops, I've checked.

Dave