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>But starting on a hill in a conventional automatic with a torque converter also involves either rolling back a bit or pressing the accelerator a bit before rel
by reddit_clone 2y ago
>But starting on a hill in a conventional automatic with a torque converter also involves either rolling back a bit or pressing the accelerator a bit before releasing the brake.
Felt deeply in San Francisco. I think newer cars rollback less than older cars. Either way, it is unnerving when driving in Lombard street.
You can't pay me enough to drive in SFO in a stick shift.
- AlexandrB 2y agoMany modern stick shifts have "hill hold"[1] that keeps the car still until the clutch makes contact. Still, would need good throttle/clutch control not to stall after that. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill-holder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill-holder