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I'm Dutch and we only drive stick here. I've also driven in San Fransisco and holy mother of god I was glad I had an automatic there, the hills are insane and i

I'm Dutch and we only drive stick here. I've also driven in San Fransisco and holy mother of god I was glad I had an automatic there, the hills are insane and it would give me (as someone who only drives stick) a heart attack to have to drive stick on those hills.

josho 8y ago
My manual has a hill assist feature, that while you let go of the brake to engage the clutch the brake keeps its hold for a moment to stop from rolling backwards. Problem solved.
- classichasclass 8y ago
  My '18 Civic Si Sedan has a full brake hold mode for that too. You can turn it on or off as you like. Beats trying to juggle the handbrake and the clutch at the same time.
- gjs278 8y ago
  the problem was actually solved by having automatic cars
nullc 8y ago
I've found that the worst part of the hills in SF are the other drivers who get _RIGHT_ on your bumper. This is especially awkward in my truck which is a manual without a handbreak and a bumper that is high enough that sometimes cars will pull slightly under it. When I'm stopped on a steep hill and see someone coming up behind me I've tried rolling back a little to discourage getting too close only to find (multiple times) that the driver just lays on the horn and then proceeds to slide right up to my bumper. ... (don't even get me started on all the bay area drivers that drive around at night with their headlights off and are completely unresponsive to light-flashing, ...) On some roads I've adopted a practice of just going up the hill slowly enough when there is traffic in front of me so that I'm able to stop at the intersection where the hill has flattened out, rather than one car back where it's still really steep and then it doesn't matter if someone wants to wear my bumper as a mustache.
eweise 8y ago
drove a stickshift in SF for years no problem. My trick on steep hills is to pull on the parking brake (right hand) while slipping the clutch. Release the brake once the car starts pulling forward. Basically same as on a motorcycle.
- frutiger 8y ago
  This is also how they teach manual transmission drivers in the relatively flat UK (where manual is the default option).
Udik 8y ago
> I was glad I had an automatic there, the hills are insane Yeah, on, but you're also from the flattest country in the world :)

josho 8y ago

My manual has a hill assist feature, that while you let go of the brake to engage the clutch the brake keeps its hold for a moment to stop from rolling backwards. Problem solved.

classichasclass 8y ago
My '18 Civic Si Sedan has a full brake hold mode for that too. You can turn it on or off as you like. Beats trying to juggle the handbrake and the clutch at the same time.
gjs278 8y ago
the problem was actually solved by having automatic cars

nullc 8y ago

I've found that the worst part of the hills in SF are the other drivers who get _RIGHT_ on your bumper. This is especially awkward in my truck which is a manual without a handbreak and a bumper that is high enough that sometimes cars will pull slightly under it. When I'm stopped on a steep hill and see someone coming up behind me I've tried rolling back a little to discourage getting too close only to find (multiple times) that the driver just lays on the horn and then proceeds to slide right up to my bumper. ... (don't even get me started on all the bay area drivers that drive around at night with their headlights off and are completely unresponsive to light-flashing, ...) On some roads I've adopted a practice of just going up the hill slowly enough when there is traffic in front of me so that I'm able to stop at the intersection where the hill has flattened out, rather than one car back where it's still really steep and then it doesn't matter if someone wants to wear my bumper as a mustache.

eweise 8y ago

drove a stickshift in SF for years no problem. My trick on steep hills is to pull on the parking brake (right hand) while slipping the clutch. Release the brake once the car starts pulling forward. Basically same as on a motorcycle.

frutiger 8y ago
This is also how they teach manual transmission drivers in the relatively flat UK (where manual is the default option).

Udik 8y ago

> I was glad I had an automatic there, the hills are insane Yeah, on, but you're also from the flattest country in the world :)