Feet on brake pedal when stopped.

[Foppo]

I can't get my head around this why so many drivers have their feet on brakes when stopped.It is irritating for the driver who is behind them.I know this subject has been here before.

Handbrake on or put that little lever in park when you have a automatic.Are people that insecure?

[Matttracker]

It's laziness but one of those that takes more effort than not being lazy

[Jim AK]

A forum member told me yesterday that putting car in park freaks out the car behind & it's a pain to use his foot operated brake!!

It's in Merc Lights thread, can't seem to link it, sorry.

[Magic919]

I find just one foot is sufficient.

[xRIEx]

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.

[RobinBanks]

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.

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.

[ImDesigner]

If your car has an electronic hand brake, it's not really practical to engage and disengage it every time you want to move the car a few feet in traffic. I tend to apply it only when I know the flow of traffic has stopped for a short time.

I'm always aware that I will be dazzling the driver behind if I have to use the foot brake but I don't really have many options.

It's a pointless piece of technology and I'd take a normal hand brake any time.

[LeoSayer]

With all the tech available in cars these days it can't be beyond manufacturers to use the rear parking sensors to detect a vehicle behind and dim the brake lights

[Mercury00]

RobinBanks said:

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.

It doesn't bother me either. People seem to think brake lights get brighter when stopped, or else we'd surely be getting dazzled every time someone used their brakes.

[anonymous-user]

I thought that's what is taught now

[Vipers]

Jim AK said:

A forum member told me yesterday that putting car in park freaks out the car behind.

WTF, how does the car behind know your in "P" or "N" with the handbrake on, and how does he know it freaks them out.

All these mega bright brake lights these days really piss me off in slow moving traffic, especially when it's dark. More than a few seconds I leave mine in "D" and apply the handbrake. If I am waiting on lights, Imtend to stick it in "P".

As one post said, being in "P" and getting rear ended buggers your box up, happens all the time does that.

[RobinBanks]

Vipers said:

WTF, how does the car behind know your in "P" or "N" with the handbrake on, and how does he know it freaks them out.

All these mega bright brake lights these days really piss me off in slow moving traffic, especially when it's dark. More than a few seconds I leave mine in "D" and apply the handbrake. If I am waiting on lights, Imtend to stick it in "P".

As one post said, being in "P" and getting rear ended buggers your box up, happens all the time does that.

I think it's because going from P to D goes through R, illuminating the reversing lights for a moment.

[Berlin Mike]

VW even expect you to stay on the brakes when stationary. A friend has this stop/start malarkey on her Golf. The engine turns itself back on if you put the handbrake on and take your foot off the brake. Daft and annoying for any poor driver behind.

[Impasse]

I do it purely to annoy the person behind.

[Pooh]

ImDesigner said:

If your car has an electronic hand brake, it's not really practical to engage and disengage it every time you want to move the car a few feet in traffic. I tend to apply it only when I know the flow of traffic has stopped for a short time.

I'm always aware that I will be dazzling the driver behind if I have to use the foot brake but I don't really have many options.

It's a pointless piece of technology and I'd take a normal hand brake any time.

Iv'e never had a problem with using mine, I always put the car in neutral and put on the handbrake if I am going to be stationary for long and as long as I remember to put my foot on the brake before selecting first(it wont select it if I don't), the handbrake automatically disengages as I pull away. Maybe the Maserati has a better system?

[Vipers]

RobinBanks said:

Vipers said:

WTF, how does the car behind know your in "P" or "N" with the handbrake on, and how does he know it freaks them out.

All these mega bright brake lights these days really piss me off in slow moving traffic, especially when it's dark. More than a few seconds I leave mine in "D" and apply the handbrake. If I am waiting on lights, Imtend to stick it in "P".

As one post said, being in "P" and getting rear ended buggers your box up, happens all the time does that.

I think it's because going from P to D goes through R, illuminating the reversing lights for a moment.

Could be, but wouldn't bother other auto users, only manual users. Can't win them all.

[RobinBanks]

Vipers said:

RobinBanks said:

Vipers said:

WTF, how does the car behind know your in "P" or "N" with the handbrake on, and how does he know it freaks them out.

All these mega bright brake lights these days really piss me off in slow moving traffic, especially when it's dark. More than a few seconds I leave mine in "D" and apply the handbrake. If I am waiting on lights, Imtend to stick it in "P".

As one post said, being in "P" and getting rear ended buggers your box up, happens all the time does that.

I think it's because going from P to D goes through R, illuminating the reversing lights for a moment.

Could be, but wouldn't bother other auto users, only manual users. Can't win them all.

I wouldn't have thought it would bother anyone as it would only be for less than a second!

[Motorrad]

I will use it when stopped, handbrake on, car in neutral, sat at the end of a traffic queue. In order to give a warning to following traffic that there is stationary traffic ahead. I'll even consider using my hazards as well to give a further warning.

[groomi]

Stop/start needs a foot on the brake. I can either save the planet or the OP's retinas...

Edited by groomi on Saturday 22 November 17:43

[Chongwong]

It doesn't bother me all that much, but the only case in which it seems like a sensible alternative to using your handbrake is when you have a manual vehicle that has a foot operated parking brake. They can be a real pita to disengage and start driving with when on a hill.