Two stupid questions.... very stupid...

[IllusionX]

Gee, how come so many people don't learn this in school?
the first thing i learn in driving school was to use the e-brake.
plus, pulling e-brake turns off the DRL when you start car, and will not turn them on until you release it.
You also don't want your car (for whatever reasons) to start rolling and killing a kid.... Safety 1st (tm)

oh and i almost forgot, you need the pull e-brake for the remote starter! :)

Originally Posted by thebarber

i got used to using the parking/emergency brake as well when i started driving a mercury topaz back in the day....it was a auto (and v6, w00t)

i use my ebrake most of the time in my manual yaris as i leave it in neutral. im worried if i leave it in gear and someone in a parking lot bumps me, it could mess up my transmission....so ebrake it is. (that and my wife will stall the car if i leave it in gear, lol). sometimes ill just leave it in gear w/o the ebrake when i park....i like to mix it up

we have an auto aveo which i dont always use the ebrake...usually only if im parking on a hill....but i guess i should use it more often than that

and i ALWAYS use the ebrake in winter......how else can i skid the @$$ end around?!

I always pull the e-brake. none of my friends do.. so guess what happens after i've driven their car... :P