Near miss
Just thought I would let you know of a near miss we had while staying at bognor c c we were sitting in our van when a couple tried pitching opposite us they tried to contract the mover but it never worked so they hitched up and tried to reverse on to the
pitch with his wife showing him back he then got out of the car and went to go to the back of the caravan with that the car and caravan started to move forward he run to the car but fell over his wife was screaming we run out of the caravan luckily it just
missed our caravan but was heading towards another van I got my head in and pulled the handbrake on but not before it flattened the c c light bless them they we're so shook up I plotted there van up for them while my wife made a cup of tea it turned out that
the leisure battery was flat and he thought he had put car in park but it was in drive
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Did same thing when I left my motor mover on and had to get out and take it of forgot to put in park and off it went wife pulled on handbrake eventually.
Now have motor home but I have to say after manual and Auto when it comes to towing a van, autos rock, better in every possible way, if we go back to a van (very doubtful) it will be auto all the way.
Auto, manual or whatever nothing will ever overcome the human ability to be stupid and I include myself in that description we all are sometime.
On another thought just wonder how the insurance company would view an accident by a moving car, engine running, in gear, handbrake off and no driver that would be a very interesting claim form indeed just glad I didn’t have to fill one in on that occasion.
Just my thoughts and of course I could be wrong
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Why would you ever get out of a vehicle without applying the handbrake, unfortunately a lot of people nowadays have forgotten what the hand brake is for.
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It is called a mistake, slip up, rushing an oversight etc Vulcan sadly most of us mortals are susceptible to them now and then some of us even admit to them though many don’t.
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Why would you ever get out of a vehicle without applying the handbrake, unfortunately a lot of people nowadays have forgotten what the hand brake is for.
...Autos have a P for park why use handbrake?
Because apart from common sense it is a legal requirement.
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Why would you ever get out of a vehicle without applying the handbrake, unfortunately a lot of people nowadays have forgotten what the hand brake is for.
...Autos have a P for park why use handbrake?
Because apart from common sense it is a legal requirement.
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Why would you ever get out of a vehicle without applying the handbrake, unfortunately a lot of people nowadays have forgotten what the hand brake is for.
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It is called a mistake, slip up, rushing an oversight etc Vulcan sadly most of us mortals are susceptible to them now and then some of us even admit to them though many don’t.
You are quite right RoyandBev, we do all make mistakes from time to time however, the point I am making is that as we can see from some of these posts many people nowadays deliberately
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I never apply the handbrake when parking on my level drive for the night, it's into 'park', switch off engine, get out and lock up. Why apply the handbrake in those circumstances and it's certainly not illegal.
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Sometimes you don't pull it on hard enough. I had my Spanish hire car roll down the hill and across the road, wedging itself against the kerb. Spotting it from my balcony, I rushed down to redeem the situation just as a Guardia Civil patrol drove past.
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There was a problem with some cars when all round disc brakes were first fitted, that if the handbrake was not applied really hard ,as the brake disc cooled down the hand brake did not hold, so it was advised to put the car in first or reverse gear as added precausion,it did not apply to the auto versions as they had the P on the gearbox,
A VW Golf got stopped by a tree when that happened in our road,and a friend of ours Citrion? knocked a wall over
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I must admit, when I had a Saab, you could only remove the ignition key when it was in first gear.
Apparantly this was because in Sweden they often don't use the parking brake because it can freeze and then won't release.
Incidently, the ignition was down near the transmission tunnel at side of the driver.....apparantly to prevent it sticking in you in the event of an accident. They thought of everything did Saab
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On a level private driveway I can see no problem, after all, my MH is parked on my drive with parking brake off. It's in gear with a chock behind one wheel.
I cringe when I see people jump out of an auto, take their foot off the brake as they do so, and the vehicle moves back or forward or both putting great stain on that little pawl in the auto gearbox. I have seen extreme cases where that little pawl has had
enough and escaped through the side of the gearbox!0 -
The correct way for me unless I'm on my own level drive is, with foot on brake move to neutral, apply electronic handbrake, foot off brake to allow car to settle on incline, foot on brake and move to park. That way there is no stress on the pawl and it will
come out of park easier next time, all done in a second.0 -
Why would you ever get out of a vehicle without applying the handbrake, unfortunately a lot of people nowadays have forgotten what the hand brake is for.
...Autos have a P for park why use handbrake?
Because apart from common sense it is a legal requirement.
Is it ... I just thoughtthe vehicle had to be secure. I rarely apply the hand/emergency brake of my towcar ..... I will on a hill so the park brake is holding the car rather than the park pawl
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I never apply the handbrake when parking on my level drive for the night, it's into 'park', switch off engine, get out and lock up. Why apply the handbrake in those circumstances and it's certainly not illegal.
always put in park AND apply handbrake in my little automatic - extra security against a run away car!
( dont know about other cars but can't turn the engine off in mine unless its in park)
mrs Steve
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I have seen an American MH where selecting P also operates an electric parkbrake. I can't remember the name but it was a long time ago. The americans never seem to use a parking brake and I wondered if it was configured this way to stop the owners wrecking
the auto box.
I too think it is a legal requirement to apply the parking brake when leaving the vehicle but I wouldn't swear to it. The P position on an auto box is not a brake so if it is a legal requirement then it would not comply.0 -
I never apply the handbrake when parking on my level drive for the night, it's into 'park', switch off engine, get out and lock up. Why apply the handbrake in those circumstances and it's certainly not illegal.
Rule 239
- you MUST apply the handbrake before leaving the vehicle
Park (P) should only be engaged when the vehicle is stationary. If any other gear position is selected while the vehicle is stationary, the vehicle can move unexpectedly, which may result in death or serious injury.
Always make sure the parking brake is applied after engaging P.0
