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Dave wrote: > Pooh Bear wrote: > > > You *are* kidding right ? It's the handbrake btw. It has no relationship > > whatever to *emergencies*. It is used in normal driving and you'll fail your > > driving test if you don't use it correctly. > > Mine is labelled as a parking brake, and I've never had to use mine > except when my master cylander died in a 20 year old car. Clearly you're not in the UK then. I was referring to the UK driving test. Pls pay attention to the thread. It has *British* in it. > > > and I used to live there for 28 years of my life and 11 was driving. Also > > > most people do not really apply the emergency brake on a hill unless rather > > > steep, > > > > Utter nonsence ! > > Do your normal brakes not work? I've taken my Honda Civic on almost > any type of road (or not-a-road) that you can find, and never once have > felt even the slightest urge to use my parking brake while moving. You *never* use it whilst moving unless you want to perform a handbrake turn ! Read above. It's used when stationary especially on a hill ! > > > as we have nearly all master moving off the help by knowing when the > > > clutch bite point. > > > > How often do you have your clutch plate replaced doing that ? Holding a car on > > the clutch on a hill for any length of time instead of applying the handbrake is > > plain berserk. > > I have a slushbox. I take my foot off the gas going downhill, it goes > the same speed I was going and my transmission feels brand new after > 100,000 miles. Yeah, steep hills take a tiny bit of brakes, but even > the steepest hills I find in the US never require my parking brake to > get down. You *never* use the parking / hand brake in motion ! Just the footbrake - the same as you do. > Hell, even with a pickup I never had to use my parking brake, even > off-roading. The brakes worked great till Evans Tires ****ed them up. > (Evans causing my truck to get totalled is another story though.) Autoboxes aren't popular in Europe generally. I guess we like the more engaging and sportier style of driving that a manual box gives. Manual transmissions don't wear out either btw, in fact they're noted for longevity. Btw, if you *never* use your parking brake how do you know it's still functional ? For that time when you actually *do* need it. Graham |
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