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Re: Just had my first UK driving experience...
« Reply #90 on: September 21, 2018, 04:38:37 PM »
Are you flipping serious? The parking brake????
It's a hand brake here... not an emergency or parking brake.  Used all the freaking time. I think it's required use if you are stopped for more than 30 seconds. Really.

And you need to know how to properly start your car and in what order to do each step.

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Re: Just had my first UK driving experience...
« Reply #91 on: September 21, 2018, 04:57:55 PM »
Are you flipping serious? The parking brake????

I just took my test on May and I can tell you I didn't constanty use my parking break, I only used it on hills when I wasn't sure I could move forward after stopping without rolling backwards.
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Re: Just had my first UK driving experience...
« Reply #92 on: September 21, 2018, 05:17:12 PM »
In flat Louisiana I never used my parking brake once lol
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Re: Just had my first UK driving experience...
« Reply #93 on: September 22, 2018, 05:28:10 AM »
We have some VERY steep hills in Seattle and I've never used my hand brake when starting from a stop. haha That is what the foot brake is for! :) But I guess I get it. You don't do the little roll backwards while you're moving over to the gas pedal before you get going. But I certainly don't understand it starting from a stop on flat ground. But whatever, new country, new laws. Will just have to get used to doing it for the test and never do it again. haha


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Re: Just had my first UK driving experience...
« Reply #94 on: September 22, 2018, 09:05:46 AM »
{sigh} I just want to pass the automatic test so I can drive when we go back to the USA to visit. Driving here scares the willies out of me.


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Re: Just had my first UK driving experience...
« Reply #95 on: September 22, 2018, 09:34:58 AM »
We have some VERY steep hills in Seattle and I've never used my hand brake when starting from a stop. haha That is what the foot brake is for! :) But I guess I get it. You don't do the little roll backwards while you're moving over to the gas pedal before you get going. But I certainly don't understand it starting from a stop on flat ground. But whatever, new country, new laws. Will just have to get used to doing it for the test and never do it again. haha

Yep, it's that one. You aren't allowed a backwards roll. We had one steep hill in my town and I hated stopping at it in my 73 Bug. I always rolled backwards and some people (in automatics) were too close for comfort. If I had known about using the parking break and keeping your car at the 'bite point' I would have been such a better manual driver back in the states.  ::)
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