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In the UK where stick is normal, we’re taught to park in gear + handbrake. The handbrake can start slipping when the brakes cool and the car could roll, so bot
by epanchin 7y ago
In the UK where stick is normal, we’re taught to park in gear + handbrake.
The handbrake can start slipping when the brakes cool and the car could roll, so both are necessary, especially on a hill.
- StrangeSound 7y agoAnecdotally [UK], I can't say that I nor anyone that I've noticed ever park in gear. With parking on hills being the only exception.
- gerdesj 7y agoAnecdotally (UK), I do sometimes park in gear as well as the hand brake and I know others. I evaluate the situation first and use the appropriate combination. It may sound a bit excessive but a mental risk assessment takes seconds.
- zelos 7y agoMy UK driving instructor told me I should park with the car in reverse gear if you're pointing down a hill. I was never quite sure of the logic behind that.
- wccrawford 7y agoSomeone above was worried about "running the engine in reverse" when using reverse gear, so I'm guessing the idea is to match the direction the car will roll if something happens.
- _ZeD_ 7y agosame in italy.
- LatteLazy 7y agoI wasn't (test passed in 2009 I think). And that was in Exeter (very hilly area). Only if it's very steep were we told we could do that...
- reallydontask 7y agoSame advice given to me in Spain (circa 2001)