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zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66357 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
It does appear from information received via PM that residents in the USA drive automatics differently to us in the UK and Europe. Apparently I wouldn't pass a USA driving test, and neither would they pass a UK one! I've always put My foot on the brake pedal at a stop sign or a stop light, at fast food when I did go there, park was preferred. Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51478 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
It does appear from information received via PM that residents in the USA drive automatics differently to us in the UK and Europe. Apparently I wouldn't pass a USA driving test, and neither would they pass a UK one! Putting it in Park is safer. You can be on a slight incline, and maybe there is a small bump or pebble holding the car. The tires flex a little bit, and you are rolling...... "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
Putting it in Park is safer. You can be on a slight incline, and maybe there is a small bump or pebble holding the car. The tires flex a little bit, and you are rolling...... When parked, I've never trusted park or the handbrake so if on an upward slope left it in 1st & if a downward, left it in reverse. |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51478 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Putting it in Park is safer. You can be on a slight incline, and maybe there is a small bump or pebble holding the car. The tires flex a little bit, and you are rolling...... But you are talking about a manual. We were talking about an automatic. Leaving an automatic in gear does not work, as once the engine stops, there is no hydraulic pressure to engage the gears and it is essentially in neutral. "Time is simply the mechanism that keeps everything from happening all at once." |
Sirius B Send message Joined: 26 Dec 00 Posts: 24913 Credit: 3,081,182 RAC: 7 |
True, which is one of the reasons why I disliked automatics. |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31014 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
It does appear from information received via PM that residents in the USA drive automatics differently to us in the UK and Europe. Apparently I wouldn't pass a USA driving test, and neither would they pass a UK one! Yes. After all if your foot isn't on the brake pedal, the idiot behind you slams into you at full speed because your brake lights aren't on. |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
It does appear from information received via PM that residents in the USA drive automatics differently to us in the UK and Europe. Apparently I wouldn't pass a USA driving test, and neither would they pass a UK one! I consider that and wait until he stops before I take my foot off. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Jim Martin Send message Joined: 21 Jun 03 Posts: 2482 Credit: 646,848 RAC: 0 |
I use three ways of securing the car -- even if not parked on a hill: 1) Put (standard) transmission into reverse gear. 2) Engage emergency brake (some question about this, in very cold weather). 3) "Curb" the front wheels (if curb available). |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
Engage emergency brake in very cold weather My car is now over nine years old and the emergency brake still works like a charm in all weathers. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I use three ways of securing the car -- even if not parked on a hill: I've always had trouble remembering which way to turn the wheels on a hill. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66357 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Engage emergency brake in very cold weather Mines 15yr, but being the ground here is largely flat, the hand brake rarely gets used. Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
Gary Charpentier Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 31014 Credit: 53,134,872 RAC: 32 |
I use three ways of securing the car -- even if not parked on a hill: So if it rolls it rolls out of the street, not into the street. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I use three ways of securing the car -- even if not parked on a hill: I know that's the idea, but it's not intuitive to me which way turning the tires accomplishes that. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
James Sotherden Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 10436 Credit: 110,373,059 RAC: 54 |
I use three ways of securing the car -- even if not parked on a hill: just pretend you want to turn onto the side walk. [/quote] Old James |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
I use three ways of securing the car -- even if not parked on a hill: Ok, I can wrap my head around that. :~) Thanks, James. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
Carlos Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 30701 Credit: 57,275,487 RAC: 157 |
Whoops. double post. Suppose to double clutch not double post. |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
Whoops. double post. I thought that rule only applied in the TLPTPW threads.... I was taught when parking on a hill, if aimed uphill, turn the front wheels away from the curb, and if parked downhill, turn towards the curb, so if the brakes fail, gravity will put the tires against the curb and you won't roll far. Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
Bill Walker Send message Joined: 4 Sep 99 Posts: 3868 Credit: 2,697,267 RAC: 0 |
Celt, parking brakes work fine in Alberta winters, but sometimes give problems in Ontario winters. We have a lot more wet snow here, and this can turn into ice overnight on the exposed portions of the brake mechanism. This prevents it from fully releasing the next morning, even though handles go to the "off" position and lights turn off. Most drivers just drive on, with a partially set brake. They don't realize this is happening, until the next time they take the car in for brake servicing. Must say this has only happened to me on older frame style cars. The new unibodies seem to have all the moving brake bits inside, out of the snow. |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
All this talk about foot brakes vs. hand brakes, reminds me of the bright light controls operated by the foot on a Chevy Malibu my parents had in the 70's. I thought that was pretty neat. :~) The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
Point! The last car I drove in Ontario had the "E" brake freeze up (Cable rust) in three years. The car was a Ford so I just thought....... |
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