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and then pushed into the car in front of you. Same reason to use the handbrake at a crosswalk/zebra crossing: You don't want someone reckless behind you to mak

by geocar 10y ago

and then pushed into the car in front of you. Same reason to use the handbrake at a crosswalk/zebra crossing: You don't want someone reckless behind you to make you cream some poor folks.

loeg 10y ago
That's not a reason to use the handbrake over the brake pedal. Typically the brake pedal is more effective (all wheels, ABS) than the hand brake (sometimes 2 wheels, probably no ABS). The handbrake is just for emergencies and parking.
- geocar 10y ago
  When I learned to drive in the US (Washington state) I received advice similar to that, however when I took lessons in the UK, I was advised that when you are rear ended, you will have a hard time keeping pressure on the break pedal so you should do both.
  - loeg 10y ago
    Fair enough.