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Originally Posted by mdm
Respectfully, I don't agree with you and your father - the handbrake is a standard piece of equipment, a tool that is very well suited to assist uphill starts and I see no reason not to use it for the purpose. Holding a vehicle on an incline using the clutch (same as doing it in AT car using the accelerator) is in my opinion bad technique which strains the clutch (or transmission) and may lead to premature wear or damage. It's discouraged not only by the FRS manual, but probably any car manual I have read.
Back to driver's ed. As some of you may have figured it out already from the kinds of errors I make writing in English, I am originally from Poland. Driver's exams used to be really tough in Poland when I took mine around 1990. US (VA) exam that I had to take a few years ago was a joke in comparison. Since 1990 the exams in Poland have become even tougher. One of multiple specific requirements now is starting on a steep uphill, with mandatory use of handbrake, you fail if the car stalls or rolls back more than 20 centimeters. MT of course.
So, apparently, the issue is treated very differently in different places and by different people.
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When on an incline I use neutral and the (foot) brake. I only had to prove I could hold the car without braking assistance. I understand and respect your opinion but I just don't share it. I don't roll back at stops if I do it's minimal and certainly nothing close to 20cm. I've never rolled into even the most determined tailgater and I've been at this over 25 years. What works for me or you may not work for the next person. I would be a hazard trying to use the hand brake (aka emergency brake). I would bet most folks who learned manual before hand brakes don't not use it either.
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