[Poll] Preferred method to start stop on hills

[Koa]

As the title says, what's your preferred method of starting from a stop on typical hills (10-40 grade)?

[dentalprodigy]

Press gas before even letting the clutch out. Depending on the grade, I might give it 2-2.5k gas and then slowly release clutch. Oh, and I have the e brake on the whole time. When I feel car is trying to move forward, I'll release e brake.

[Ammonia]

I rev it to 10000 and dump the clutch

[1Cor10:23]

Depends on how close cars behind me are. Typically, the only time I use the handbrake is when I'm getting out of my condo, which is about a ~30-40% incline where the automatic door sensor is halfway up the climb.

[Skurge]

its all one motion, foot of brake and onto gas while clutch comes out, car doesn't move back more than a 1/4 inch

i'm not sure why anyone would have trouble with this method unless they are new to driving stick. comes natural to me, i've been driving nothing but manual cars for the past 16 years

[Foobar]

If nobody behind me, I'll start as normal.

Someone behind me, I add handbrake into the mix, balance footbrake to handbrake, clutch to gas.

You get used to it after some trial and error.

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[Ddreder]

Hmm lets see.. With very fast foot work I transition from the brake to gently pushing the gas all while easing the clutch out kind of like catching it before it starts to roll backwards by using the gas and clutch in unison. The hard part is having a fast enough and accurate enough right foot to do it without giving it to much gas or just stalling lol

[Scubaru]

Originally Posted by Ddreder

Hmm lets see.. With very fast foot work I transition from the brake to gently pushing the gas all while easing the clutch out kind of like catching it before it starts to roll backwards by using the gas and clutch in unison. The hard part is having a fast enough and accurate enough right foot to do it without giving it to much gas or just stalling lol

Exactly what I was going to post! Just comes with some experience.

Also, I think it varies from person to person. I live in the mountains, so I'm used to dealing with steep grades from a stop on a daily basis.

[Jond63]

I do both depending on how close the person behind me is or I'm just too tired to coordinate the footwork.

[8R6]

if you can control and "feel" your clutch and move right foot over to gas pedal pretty quickly, ebrake shouldnt be necessary. its all about keeping everything smooth too.

[Braces]

If it's a steep hill .... I use the parking brake method. Much easier on the clutch and safer. Everything else .... the pedal dance.

[DantKR]

It all depends on the grade of the hill and if someone is behind me. With most inclines I don't bother with the hand brake.



5% - Never
15% - Never
30% - Maybe(If someone is really close otherwise no).
45% - More than likely yes, even if no one is behind me.

[Foobar]

Originally Posted by DantKR

5% - Never
15% - Never
30% - Maybe(If someone is really close otherwise no).
45% - More than likely yes, even if no one is behind me.

At that 45% incline I'm more than likely crying that I just smashed in my front lip lol

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[sgh]

Originally Posted by DantKR

It all depends on the grade of the hill and if someone is behind me. With most inclines I don't bother with the hand brake.



5% - Never
15% - Never
30% - Maybe(If someone is really close otherwise no).
45% - More than likely yes, even if no one is behind me.

The steepest grade road in the world is apparently only 37%. Short of 4x4 off road hill climbing, I'd think it unlikely anyone had driven up a 45% grade, especially a 45% grade road (they likely wouldn't be able to pave it).