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Originally Posted by Jaywest717
No no no. Let me elaborate. I'm on the brake while waiting on the hill and let the clutch out just enough to feel the car's momentum change and then I let off the brake and the car stays stationary without me having to immediately step on the gas. The whole purpose was to see if I can keep my car from rolling back at all. Then I gradually step on the gas and move forward. I NEVER let my car roll back even so much as an inch (or I try not to, anyway). Too many people like to ride your bumper around here and others love talking on their cellphones. I don't trust any of them.
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This doesn't work on anything more than a gentle slope. You may think it works but it doesn't. I agree with Frost, use the handbrake, that's why it is a handbrake.
In many countries you would fail your driving test using the "inertia" method.
Your car ALWAYS rolls backwards it is just a matter of how far. Try this inertia technique in winter and prepare to touch up the paint on your rear bumper a lot.