Ilpav
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of leaving your hand brake/leg brake on when you park your car? I personally use it only when I am parked on a steep incline.
What part of the handbrake is made of water? I thought it was a steel cable.I don't see why there would ever be a disadvantage to having your handbrake on. It's designed to stop the car from moving, it's a strong piece of equipment. I use it all the time, admittedly I drive a manual but I also use it when I park my mum's car(an auto).
The only time you don't want to use it is when it's around 0C, then there's the potential of water freezing, expanding, and thus breaking your handbrake, making your car immovable.
What part of the handbrake is made of water? I thought it was a steel cable.
The only time you don't want to use it is when it's around 0C, then there's the potential of water freezing, expanding, and thus breaking your handbrake, making your car immovable.
I despise people who sit at junctions with their brakes on.
Oh...thanks alot dude, that feels really good...I won't even ask for an explanation, since I don't think you can come up with anything else besides that this is your personal opinion. I knew already that I am a bad human being, I've been told it before, but this one takes the cake.
I was told not to pull the handbrake when I park my car in the pitlane so that the brake pads don?t stick to the disc. I think it should be very hard to actually boil your brake fluid to the point that anything could break... I may be wrong though...If your brakes are very hot and you apply the handbrake the heat from the rotor could pass through the braking system and boil your brake fluid. But this usually only happens if you've been driving on a race track.
I'm not going to retract it, I feel it is very very selfish, as bad as not going onto dipped beams with an oncoming car. The reason I hate it is dazzle from the lights, especially on modern cars. At night it can be sometimes be enough that you really have to look away because it can appear so bright. It has less effect if there's street lights around but in more rural areas it is a real problem.