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I was taught in drivers education (California) to always set my parking brake because popping out of gear while parked was a common issue. I hope Kia and Hyund

I was taught in drivers education (California) to always set my parking brake because popping out of gear while parked was a common issue. I hope Kia and Hyundai learn from this and get OTA updates working for everything.

null0ranje 3y ago
> I was taught in drivers education (California) to always set my parking brake because popping out of gear while parked was a common issue. I was taught this as well, along with curbing my wheels. I have a young family member who was taught exactly the opposite -- setting the parking brake was "harmful" to the car somehow and not to do it. > I hope Kia and Hyundai learn from this and get OTA updates working for everything. I hope auto manufactures get away from the "we'll fix it in software" mentality.
- inhumantsar 3y ago
  the emergency brake (what a lot of manual drivers call a parking brake) is not usually designed for constant use. esp in older models where the brake was cable-based. if I lived on the west coast again or somewhere else with a lot of hills, I'd use it all the time along with curbing and leaving it in gear. I grew up on the flat prairie, parking on hills freaks me out
- javagram 3y ago
  > I have a young family member who was taught exactly the opposite -- setting the parking brake was "harmful" to the car somehow and not to do it. I knew a friend who was also convinced of this somehow. It seems to be a common myth that it’s an “emergency” brake despite the car manual and drivers ed calling it a parking brake and stating it should be used each time, even on an automatic.
- tomku 3y ago
  > setting the parking brake was "harmful" to the car somehow and not to do it And this is exactly how people end up with a parking brake that's rusted in place and useless, which they'll discover at the worst possible time. Surreal to hear that's being taught to new drivers as a good practice.
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null0ranje 3y ago

> I was taught in drivers education (California) to always set my parking brake because popping out of gear while parked was a common issue. I was taught this as well, along with curbing my wheels. I have a young family member who was taught exactly the opposite -- setting the parking brake was "harmful" to the car somehow and not to do it. > I hope Kia and Hyundai learn from this and get OTA updates working for everything. I hope auto manufactures get away from the "we'll fix it in software" mentality.

inhumantsar 3y ago
the emergency brake (what a lot of manual drivers call a parking brake) is not usually designed for constant use. esp in older models where the brake was cable-based. if I lived on the west coast again or somewhere else with a lot of hills, I'd use it all the time along with curbing and leaving it in gear. I grew up on the flat prairie, parking on hills freaks me out
javagram 3y ago
> I have a young family member who was taught exactly the opposite -- setting the parking brake was "harmful" to the car somehow and not to do it. I knew a friend who was also convinced of this somehow. It seems to be a common myth that it’s an “emergency” brake despite the car manual and drivers ed calling it a parking brake and stating it should be used each time, even on an automatic.
tomku 3y ago
> setting the parking brake was "harmful" to the car somehow and not to do it And this is exactly how people end up with a parking brake that's rusted in place and useless, which they'll discover at the worst possible time. Surreal to hear that's being taught to new drivers as a good practice.

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