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Eelke · Jul 12th, 2005, 03:34 PM

The point about brake lights is a fair one when you are the last in a line. If you're not, I don't see the point (and in those circumstance I stick to the point that not applying the foot brake is more comfortable for the person behind you). I don't see why the hand brake failing is any more likely than the foot brake failing.

Also, I don't see how being on the hand brake slows you down when driving off. Over here in the Netherlands, taking off on an incline using the hand break is a requirement for the driver's exam. Especially a driver skilled at it will not take more time doing it that way than in normal conditions without having the brake applied (hand or foot). Insisting on using the foot brake sounds fiddly, to be honest (assuming the car has a manual gearbox).

Jul 12th, 2005, 03:34 PM	#10
Eelke MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Netherlands Local Time: 08:37 AM Posts: 232 Offline	The point about brake lights is a fair one when you are the last in a line. If you're not, I don't see the point (and in those circumstance I stick to the point that not applying the foot brake is more comfortable for the person behind you). I don't see why the hand brake failing is any more likely than the foot brake failing. Also, I don't see how being on the hand brake slows you down when driving off. Over here in the Netherlands, taking off on an incline using the hand break is a requirement for the driver's exam. Especially a driver skilled at it will not take more time doing it that way than in normal conditions without having the brake applied (hand or foot). Insisting on using the foot brake sounds fiddly, to be honest (assuming the car has a manual gearbox). Last edited by Eelke : Jul 13th, 2005 at 09:06 AM. Reason: One excess occurence of "assuming" :)