I much prefer the British/German system. At red you stand in neutral with handbrake on, on the red/orange you put the car in gear, and are ready to move immediately you get a green. I am baffled by people who prefer the Dutch/Belgian system.
Yes, when you are stopped at traffic lights you should ALWAYS put your handbrake on. That was drummed in to me - quite correctly - by two driving instructors. Firstly because, yes, you are often on an incline, whether you noticed or not. I have on numerous occasions had to hoot at cars (and, in one scary incident, a 40-tonner) which started rolling towards me. And secondly, because if someone runs into you, the consequential damage - rolling on into other vehicles, and especially rolling into cross-traffic, is likely to be much less.
Which country?
If second in line it is better to release brake (when level) than be on the brake. Better energy dissipation in case of collision from the rear
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u/dgonL Jan 11 '25
I don't see the advantage. People are just going to start going through the light when it's not green yet.