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Originally Posted by BloodFetish
Mom could teach me everything but how to start on an upslope. My older brother was the one who explained how to position the clutch just shy of the engaging point before tromping on the gas, and ever since then hills are not a problem.
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The easiest way to get over starting on a hill is to engage the parking brake, and then slowly ease off the parking brake as you move forward. Prevents you from rolling back if you can't do the pedal action quickly enough.
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When stopping at a light my wife tends to rely solely on the brake pedal, whereas I always downshift and engine brake. Is this a common thing?
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Personally, in most regular driving situations, I just throw it into neutral and brake. Most driving instructors, and I'm sure some people here too, frown on that because its technically not as safe (you'd need to get back into gear to accelarate), but I'd rather put wear on my brakes than my clutch/engine.