How often do you use your handbrake?

[wewoy_romero]

followup dun sa last poll regarding the use of your car horn.

this time, with regards to your handbrake.

for me, i use my handbrake most of the time. when i park the car (whether for the day or temporary lang). on stoplights that just turned red or on non-moving traffic. basta whenever i put my car in neutral, automatic na naka-handbrake na ako.

how about you guys?

[JohnM]

Same here: neutral + handbrake

[mbeige]

What hand brake?

[SIZE=1](We have a foot activated E-brake instead, and I use it every time I park and shut off the engine.)[/SIZE]

[Memphis Raines]

What hand brake?

[SIZE=1](We have a foot activated E-brake instead, and I use it every time I park and shut off the engine.)[/SIZE]

Hey I know that! Typical in MB. To release that you simply pull a small lever at the lower left side (for LHD) of the dash right?

[Memphis Raines]

I rip that lever whenever my car is at a stop, even if it's just for a few secs.

Most importantly for parking. I still see some friends who put their stick into gear instead of the e-brake whenever they park because they feel more secure especially on inclines or downhill position.

Truth is, it's an effective way to damage your tranny/gears. Not good

[ooba99]

I use the handbrake on park, nakasanayan ko na ito. Also on heavy traffic, like most others.

[Hanren]

always. especially when parking on steep inclines. Pansin ko nga tumataas ng tumataas yung hand brake lever at kailangan ng ma adjust muli...

[1D4LV]

most of the time.
yoko makaatras eh. lalo na kung traffic.

[jiyumaico]

everytime i stop.. handbrake ako.automatic na kamay ko hahanapin yung lever ng handbrake.

[Galactus]

Yup. AT kasi ride ko. Kakatamad pag palaging nakaapak sa brake

[hahnvin]

pag nag full stop ako automatic na yung hila ko sa handbrake e. nakasanayan na din and i've learned my lesson nung minsan nakaatras ako.

[niky]

Only sometimes, when I'm stopped on inclines and have to look for toll / parking money / parking ticket / whatever. Most of the times, when I'm on an incline, I'm on the footbrake, mostly... handbrake only when the traffic starts moving and I don't want to "jackrabbit" too much setting off in first.

And I only use it when parking on a slope. If the parking space is relatively level, I usually just park it, or place it in 1st gear. I do a lot of long distance, high speed driving, and my brakes are very hot by the time I get home (despite taking it easy when near the house, the fronts are burning hot for a while afterwards... which explains why my old lug nuts cracked when dogs peed on them.), so I don't like using the handbrake, for fear of warping/cooking the rears.

Yeah, the lever tends to get looser and higher the more you use it. That's why I tend not to rely on it.

[GerardTagayty]

mostly only when i park... when i put the car into N i have both my feet on the brakes... when looking for change on toll gates... pero pag standstill traffic... ibang usapan na yan... hehehe

[falken]

Everytime I stop.

[need4speed]

buti pa sa pinas... ginagamit ang handbrake / footbrake.

sa tate, never ko pa ata nakitang ginamit ng mga officemate ko or mga kilala ko don.

which then leads to accidents like that incident when I was parked in a lot in CA and a car just rolled from one end of the parking lot to our end and hit the van we were in. I had my foot out of the door with the door open and it hit the front / left portion of the van just missing the door (and my foot)... that was sure a close call.

apparently the driver didn't use the handbrake and probably didn't even shift it into gear either.

[IIE]

everytime i stop the car (stoplight, non-moving traffic, etc), for me a way of preventing accident, lalo na kung tired na paa natin sa kakalakad.

[XTO]

as i voted. most of the time if not always - depending on stop light
duration. - sayang ang batt and life span ng brake light.

parking? first gear only on level ground; with handbrake on unleveled surface.

[chr1smj_15]

always. everytime i stop to relax my legs lalo na pag heavy traffic.

[wilcats]

Everytime I make a U-turn. :D

[mommyblue]

Everytime I make a U-turn. :D

uy! slalom.. :cool01: