Seems like it does but my daughter just does what she's been taught
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handbrake usage for learner drivers
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Re: handbrake usage for learner drivers
Mine does too, but it’s a lot less sensitive than the punto based on the same platform which my mum had before it!
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Yeah it only works on decently steep slopes. I did think mine had got better but it was just a sticky caliper
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Hit the rev limiter, dump the clutch and roar away in a smoky burnout. Standard.Sundayjumper wrote: ↑Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:46 amDid you specifically ask him how to do a hill start without using the handbrake ? That would answer the question.
We're all total DRIVING GODS here so obviously do it by feathering the clutch and jumping quickly from brake to throttle but that sounds like a really dangerous thing to ask a learner to do.
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Re: handbrake usage for learner drivers
Advanced driving instructors want you to select Neutral plus handbrake if you are going to be stopped for more than a few seconds. (Certainly in a manuel car - haven’t driven an auto with an instructor). Rationale being that if you are receive a rear impact, your foot is likely to be dislodged from the brake. (Which makes sense, but when impacted your only have two wheels braked as opposed to four).
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Re: handbrake usage for learner drivers
When I learned to drive, you could fail your test for not applying the handbrake when switching between forward and reverse gears (e.g. three point turn).
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Re: handbrake usage for learner drivers
Yep, same. Wait for the bite, feel the car load up slightly before releasing. Always seemed a bit like you were learning to do it like that just to pass the test and no one would ever actually do that in the real world.
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So he's not even told her how to do handbrake turns yet?MikeHunt wrote: ↑Sun Aug 07, 2022 11:07 am My eldest is learning to drive, Im giver her extra lessons on top of the weekly 2 hours with an instructor. I had a chat with him this morning, as my advise conflicts with what she is learning from him.
He said that the handbrake is called a parking brake for a reason, it should never be used unless parking.
I have 2 cars with manual box and actual old school handbrake lever, when driving both cars I will use the handbrake for hill starts and if im at a junction or traffic lights that I think will be more than a few seconds of waiting, I put on the handbrake and drop into neutral.
Am I doing it wrong is this guy full of it?