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Originally Posted by Sarlacc
^^That is the only correct answer.
Sorry @ Tcoat, but you're wrong. You can drive however you like of course, but the correct way to start moving up a hill so steep that it has been necessary to apply the parking brake in the first place, is:
Apply the right amount of gas, then smoothly disengage parking brake and release clutch at the same time.
It requires some practice to get it just right, but when you do you get a nice forward acceleration with no backwards movement at all, and no clutch wear. At any incline.
This is especially important on ice and snow, and especially when driving heavy trucks. You want forward momentum building up as smoothly as possible, and the parking brake is essential for that. |
You seem to be talking about starting in a hill from being parked there (I.e park my car in hill, set handbrake, go to store come back and use your technique) that is literally the only time I could see it being useful.
Other than that, if coming to stop in a steep hill because of a red light, a stop sign, a deer, etc. there is literally no use in using the handbrake. If you choose to use it fine, that's your choice but don't go around saying that this is what everybody should be doing because it's the right way to do it because it isn't. As others have said, it's a fairly new technique recommendation and big rig drivers will laugh at you if you tell them it's the only right way.
I agree with @
Tcoat, if you don't have the skill/ability to ease off the brake and give it gas before you back up you should be driving an automatic
