Feet on brake pedal when stopped.
Discussion
skyrover said:
What I don't understand is that in USA land where 99% of car's are automatic, and having lived there for 2 years... not once did I hear an American complain about the brightness of the car in front's brake lights.
This ^ its the same in Aus It's not something you ever hear someone complaining about. RobinBanks said:
Neutral + handbrake?
I must be the only person on this site who doesn't complain of losing my vision every time someone brakes because I'm dazzled. It doesn't bother me in the slightest.
No, but you're the only person who's bothered to mention it. The classic selection bias of websites.I must be the only person on this site who doesn't complain of losing my vision every time someone brakes because I'm dazzled. It doesn't bother me in the slightest.
I don't mind either. I use the handbrake myself but if someone else wants to do otherwise eh.
) with the electronics as they were flashing under normal braking. Now that was annoying.I have a MY 2103 VW CC - electronic parking brake and autohold as standard. I've assumed that autohold is now standard across the VAG range, but maybe it isn't yet.
When I come to a stop at traffic lights I put the car in neutral; via the autohold feature the electronic parking brake automatically activates and the engine switches off if there is enough juice charged. when I select a gear to move off, the car stats, parking brake is released and off we go. I never have to manually apply the parking brake and due to the above, never sit stationary with my foot on the brake.
If I am in gear and stationary (i.e. waiting to turn across a road)the brake pressure is maintained if I take my foot of the brake, and releases when I go back on the gas and the clutch biting point is reached. Handy. I used to hate these systems, but they now seem very good.
When I come to a stop at traffic lights I put the car in neutral; via the autohold feature the electronic parking brake automatically activates and the engine switches off if there is enough juice charged. when I select a gear to move off, the car stats, parking brake is released and off we go. I never have to manually apply the parking brake and due to the above, never sit stationary with my foot on the brake.
If I am in gear and stationary (i.e. waiting to turn across a road)the brake pressure is maintained if I take my foot of the brake, and releases when I go back on the gas and the clutch biting point is reached. Handy. I used to hate these systems, but they now seem very good.
Prof Prolapse said:
I was taught to use the foot brake as part of a driving course last year. If it's on a hill I use both the handbrake and foot brake.
Statistically you are less likely to be shunted from behind if you have your brake lights on.
It makes a lot of sense to consider leaving your brake lights on when you're at the back of the queue if you feel that will help the next driver and protect you. It's a little less relevant after the driver behind has demonstrated that they are not, on this occasion, going to plough into you and you are no longer at the back. Statistically you are extraordinarily unlikely to be shunted from behind by a car that's not moving Statistically you are less likely to be shunted from behind if you have your brake lights on.
.I actually smile a little when I see people sat with their foot on the brakes, it keeps my garage in business.
The rear lamp holders on most cars are not designed to have the brake lights on all the time. The sidelights are 5 Watt, brakelights are over four times more powerful at 21 Watt. The higher current draw sometimes results in the earth terminal burning out.
Sometimes we can clean or bypass the terminals, sometimes it requires a new cluster, I call it an idiot tax.
Some pictures from this week alone.
The rear lamp holders on most cars are not designed to have the brake lights on all the time. The sidelights are 5 Watt, brakelights are over four times more powerful at 21 Watt. The higher current draw sometimes results in the earth terminal burning out.
Sometimes we can clean or bypass the terminals, sometimes it requires a new cluster, I call it an idiot tax.
Some pictures from this week alone.
jhfozzy said:
I actually smile a little when I see people sat with their foot on the brakes, it keeps my garage in business.
The rear lamp holders on most cars are not designed to have the brake lights on all the time. The sidelights are 5 Watt, brakelights are over four times more powerful at 21 Watt. The higher current draw sometimes results in the earth terminal burning out.
Sometimes we can clean or bypass the terminals, sometimes it requires a new cluster, I call it an idiot tax.
Some pictures from this week alone.
Interesting perspective. Does this affect any makes more than others?The rear lamp holders on most cars are not designed to have the brake lights on all the time. The sidelights are 5 Watt, brakelights are over four times more powerful at 21 Watt. The higher current draw sometimes results in the earth terminal burning out.
Sometimes we can clean or bypass the terminals, sometimes it requires a new cluster, I call it an idiot tax.
Some pictures from this week alone.
xRIEx said:
jhfozzy said:
I actually smile a little when I see people sat with their foot on the brakes, it keeps my garage in business.
The rear lamp holders on most cars are not designed to have the brake lights on all the time. The sidelights are 5 Watt, brakelights are over four times more powerful at 21 Watt. The higher current draw sometimes results in the earth terminal burning out.
Sometimes we can clean or bypass the terminals, sometimes it requires a new cluster, I call it an idiot tax.
Some pictures from this week alone.
Interesting perspective. Does this affect any makes more than others?The rear lamp holders on most cars are not designed to have the brake lights on all the time. The sidelights are 5 Watt, brakelights are over four times more powerful at 21 Watt. The higher current draw sometimes results in the earth terminal burning out.
Sometimes we can clean or bypass the terminals, sometimes it requires a new cluster, I call it an idiot tax.
Some pictures from this week alone.
The badly burnt one was a transit van, we do get a lot of those in too.
Edited by jhfozzy on Monday 24th November 14:55
I just use the autohold function in my passat.
I thought it would be annoying at first but it works fantastically
http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/technology/parking-and...
I thought it would be annoying at first but it works fantastically
http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/technology/parking-and...
skyrover said:
jhfozzy said:
Smaller Renaults and Peugeots are the most common in my experience, but I don't know if it's the type of person that buys that type of car or that the electrics are made of chocolate.
French electrics... I find it the same with Asian car/truck electrics, I find that Hino trucks haven't got the same sort of waterproofing as UK built trucks.
SK425 said:
Prof Prolapse said:
I was taught to use the foot brake as part of a driving course last year. If it's on a hill I use both the handbrake and foot brake.
Statistically you are less likely to be shunted from behind if you have your brake lights on.
It makes a lot of sense to consider leaving your brake lights on when you're at the back of the queue if you feel that will help the next driver and protect you. It's a little less relevant after the driver behind has demonstrated that they are not, on this occasion, going to plough into you and you are no longer at the back. Statistically you are extraordinarily unlikely to be shunted from behind by a car that's not moving Statistically you are less likely to be shunted from behind if you have your brake lights on.
.To be honest we could go into the subtle nuances of it all day but overall it's a good idea.
Got a lift to the station with the OH's mother the other day. She does this all the time, somehow came up in conversation and I pointed out that with your foot on the brake you're shining a trio of red lights into the face of the driver behind. She just went "oh I hadn't even thought of that!"...
RobinBanks said:
xRIEx said:
Foppo said:
or put that little lever in park when you have a automatic.
And if someone crashes into you the very expensive gearbox gets f
ked as well as the boot.I must be the only person on this site who doesn't complain of losing my vision every time someone brakes because I'm dazzled. It doesn't bother me in the slightest.
Pothole said:
RobinBanks said:
xRIEx said:
Foppo said:
or put that little lever in park when you have a automatic.
And if someone crashes into you the very expensive gearbox gets fked as well as the boot.I must be the only person on this site who doesn't complain of losing my vision every time someone brakes because I'm dazzled. It doesn't bother me in the slightest.
I have already mentioned rods in the eye and susceptibility. But there are those who obviously aren't bothered, and even knowing it irritates others (from some posts on here), who don't give a s
te for anybody else.I all right Jack.
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