On Friday, 24 January 2020 18:32:59 UTC, mm0fmf wrote:
On 24/01/2020 11:18, NY wrote:

Sadly, more and more drivers use their footbrake all the time that they
are stopped - do they even know where the handbrake is?

You need to drive a modern automatic with stop start and then you'll
know why so many cars do not use the handbrake.

I drive a modern car with stop-start and the parking brake applies automatically - regardless whether stop-start is active or disabled. Hence, once the car is truly stationary, I just take my foot off the brake pedal.

Trouble is, the other car I drive regularly is also automatic but has a manual handbrake and I do have to think about it when I switch over.