Timeline for Manual transmission at stop: 1st with clutch in, or neutral with clutch out? -OR- Throwout Bearing wear
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| Jul 23, 2017 at 12:00 | comment | added | juhist | I wouldn't turn off the engine, if the car doesn't have a start-stop system. It just adds extra wear: mechanics.stackexchange.com/questions/22826/… | |
| Sep 15, 2016 at 7:51 | comment | added | SQB | @RoryAlsop I usually keep my foot on the brake as a signal that I have come to a complete stop. I take my foot off the brake as soon as I can see that the driver behind me has noticed. | |
| Sep 14, 2016 at 12:51 | comment | added | FarO | Well done mentioning the 15 seconds minimum time before turning off the engine pays off | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 15:50 | comment | added | Kickstart | @mac - a quick getaway is easy when using the handbrake like that. Just keep an eye on the vehicles in front to select 1st gear (or the other traffic lights for the other direction if at the front). Using the hand brake when moving off doesn't really delay the driver at all (and is far easier on a hill start). | |
| Aug 15, 2012 at 15:38 | comment | added | Rory Alsop | The IAM is not an advocate of parking brakes, but more focused on reducing risk to the motorist than to making a quick getaway. And as for brake lights- I know I hate them dazzling me so I make sure I don't dazzle the driver behind. | |
| Aug 15, 2012 at 14:46 | comment | added | mac | the Institute of Advanced Motorists? What a fantastic name! Parking brake advocates are clearly not interested in making a quick getaway. I agree with @BobCross re: potentially confusing on-off of the headlights and tail lights when the parking brake is used. Plus, I like the added visibility from the rear of having the tail lights/brake lights on. Last in line in stopped traffic is a vulnerable spot. | |
| Aug 15, 2012 at 13:31 | comment | added | Rory Alsop | Are daytime running lights in addition to your headlights (dipped or full) and rears/brake lights? | |
| Aug 15, 2012 at 12:03 | comment | added | Bob Cross♦ | FYI: quite a few cars in the USA tie the day-time running lights to the parking brake. So if you raise the handle, the lights go out, possibly making the person opposite think that you're trying to signal who knows what... | |
| Aug 15, 2012 at 9:20 | comment | added | Nick C♦ | +1 for using the parking brake - This also has the advantage of not dazzling the drivers behind you with your brake lights... | |
| Aug 15, 2012 at 8:42 | history | answered | Rory Alsop | CC BY-SA 3.0 |