On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com>
wrote:

>On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote:
>> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com...
>>
>> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on.
>>
>> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal?
>
>That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those
>behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of
>your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently
>causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp.

Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people
drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to
withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of
being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately
pulled the brake just a little *too* high?

 

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:19:26 GMT, against all advice, something
compelled Madesio <email@invalid.address>, to say:

> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote:
> >> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
> >>
> >> news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com...
> >>
> >> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on.
> >>
> >> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal?
> >
> >That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those
> >behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of
> >your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently
> >causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp.
>
> Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people
> drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to
> withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of
> being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately
> pulled the brake just a little *too* high?


I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with
the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position
at lights. That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of
anyone else doing that.
--

Life is too short to play cheap guitars.

 

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:19:26 GMT, against all advice, something
compelled Madesio <email@invalid.address>, to say:

> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote:
> >> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
> >>
> >> news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com...
> >>
> >> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on.
> >>
> >> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal?
> >
> >That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those
> >behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of
> >your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently
> >causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp.
>
> Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people
> drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to
> withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of
> being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately
> pulled the brake just a little *too* high?


I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with
the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position
at lights. That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of
anyone else doing that.
--

Life is too short to play cheap guitars.

 

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:19:26 GMT, against all advice, something
compelled Madesio <email@invalid.address>, to say:

> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote:
> >> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
> >>
> >> news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com...
> >>
> >> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on.
> >>
> >> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal?
> >
> >That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those
> >behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of
> >your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently
> >causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp.
>
> Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people
> drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to
> withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of
> being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately
> pulled the brake just a little *too* high?


I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with
the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position
at lights. That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of
anyone else doing that.
--

Life is too short to play cheap guitars.

 

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:19:26 GMT, against all advice, something
compelled Madesio <email@invalid.address>, to say:

> On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote:
> >> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
> >>
> >> news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googlegro ups.com...
> >>
> >> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on.
> >>
> >> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal?
> >
> >That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those
> >behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of
> >your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently
> >causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp.
>
> Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people
> drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to
> withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of
> being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately
> pulled the brake just a little *too* high?


I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with
the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position
at lights. That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of
anyone else doing that.
--

Life is too short to play cheap guitars.

 

On Aug 31, 4:17 pm, Steve Daniels <sdani...@gorge.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:19:26 GMT, against all advice, something
> compelled Madesio <em...@invalid.address>, to say:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hooc...@googlemail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > >On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote:
> > >> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> > >>news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googleg roups.com...
>
> > >> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on.
>
> > >> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal?
>
> > >That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those
> > >behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of
> > >your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently
> > >causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp.
>
> > Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people
> > drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to
> > withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of
> > being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately
> > pulled the brake just a little *too* high?
>
> I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with
> the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position
> at lights.

Indeed.

> That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of
> anyone else doing that.

It makes more sense to me than sitting there with the car in Drive and
a foot on the brake pedal.

 

On Aug 31, 4:17 pm, Steve Daniels <sdani...@gorge.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:19:26 GMT, against all advice, something
> compelled Madesio <em...@invalid.address>, to say:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hooc...@googlemail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > >On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote:
> > >> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> > >>news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googleg roups.com...
>
> > >> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on.
>
> > >> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal?
>
> > >That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those
> > >behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of
> > >your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently
> > >causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp.
>
> > Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people
> > drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to
> > withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of
> > being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately
> > pulled the brake just a little *too* high?
>
> I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with
> the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position
> at lights.

Indeed.

> That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of
> anyone else doing that.

It makes more sense to me than sitting there with the car in Drive and
a foot on the brake pedal.

 

On Aug 31, 4:17 pm, Steve Daniels <sdani...@gorge.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:19:26 GMT, against all advice, something
> compelled Madesio <em...@invalid.address>, to say:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hooc...@googlemail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > >On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote:
> > >> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> > >>news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googleg roups.com...
>
> > >> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on.
>
> > >> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal?
>
> > >That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those
> > >behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of
> > >your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently
> > >causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp.
>
> > Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people
> > drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to
> > withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of
> > being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately
> > pulled the brake just a little *too* high?
>
> I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with
> the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position
> at lights.

Indeed.

> That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of
> anyone else doing that.

It makes more sense to me than sitting there with the car in Drive and
a foot on the brake pedal.

 

On Aug 31, 4:17 pm, Steve Daniels <sdani...@gorge.net> wrote:
> On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:19:26 GMT, against all advice, something
> compelled Madesio <em...@invalid.address>, to say:
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 22:00:57 -0700, Hooch <hooc...@googlemail.com>
> > wrote:
>
> > >On Aug 28, 7:29 pm, "Alan Sung" <a...@sung.com> wrote:
> > >> "Hooch" <hooc...@googlemail.com> wrote in message
>
> > >>news:1188282897.530658.312300@19g2000hsx.googleg roups.com...
>
> > >> > I put the car into neutral at lights and put the handbrake on.
>
> > >> Why bother? What's wrong with just stepping on the brake pedal?
>
> > >That is indeed how most people drive. Apart from dazzling those
> > >behind you with your brake lights (at night) and running the risk of
> > >your foot slipping off the brake pedal, you may be inadvertently
> > >causing your brake discs (rotors) to warp.
>
> > Stepping on the foot brake pedal is indeed how most *normal* people
> > drive. The smaller rear brake assemblies are not engineered to
> > withstand that type of abuse! Need I mention you run the risk of
> > being rear ended, or fishtailing out of control had you unfortunately
> > pulled the brake just a little *too* high?
>
> I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with
> the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position
> at lights.

Indeed.

> That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of
> anyone else doing that.

It makes more sense to me than sitting there with the car in Drive and
a foot on the brake pedal.

 

On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 06:30:30 -0000, against all advice, something
compelled Hooch <hoochxy@googlemail.com>, to say:

> > I didn't take it to mean that he brought the car to a stop with
> > the handbrake, only that he used it to keep the car in position
> > at lights.
>
> Indeed.
>
> > That won't abuse it, although I've never heard of
> > anyone else doing that.
>
> It makes more sense to me than sitting there with the car in Drive and
> a foot on the brake pedal.


Certainly won't hurt anything.
--

Life is too short to play cheap guitars.