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I've never tried the handbrake technique. The backwards roll on hill starts always seems to be a lot, but really, most of the time you've likely rolled less than 6-12

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Old 05-15-2011, 12:30 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I've never tried the handbrake technique. The backwards roll on hill starts always seems to be a lot, but really, most of the time you've likely rolled less than 6-12 inches.
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most of the time you've likely rolled less than 6-12 inches.
-- and for getting out of parallel-parked spots (someone at a meter parked right behind you) practicing a hill-start beforehand is definitely a good confidence booster.
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