Timeline for Why doesn't applying the brake auto-apply the clutch in a manual transmission car?
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| Jun 17, 2023 at 19:00 | comment | added | zack_falcon | My apologies, I intended to say stop and start traffic on an incline, but somewhere along typing the question it turned into "stopping at an incline". I've edited the question to remove that part. | |
| Jun 17, 2023 at 18:41 | comment | added | Weather Vane | Perhaps, I highlighted what the OP says is the most difficult thing. The rest of their post seems to concern their other difficulty: stopping, which is quite easy with a little practice, and much easier than hill starts. | |
| Jun 17, 2023 at 18:38 | comment | added | MTA | @WeatherVane Yes, true but he didn't ask how to do hill starts. He asked, "why doesn't applying the brakes automatically apply the clutch?" and "Is there a reason this wasn't implemented". So I answered the questions that he asked. :-) | |
| Jun 17, 2023 at 18:21 | comment | added | Weather Vane | In UK it isn't actually illegal to coast, but if an accident occurs the driver might be deemed 'not in proper control'. But I don't see how this answers the question about hill starts. | |
| Jun 17, 2023 at 18:14 | history | answered | MTA | CC BY-SA 4.0 |