In a car with a manual gearbox you are waiting at a red light on an uphill bridge in Apeldoorn. The light turns green. Which controls do you coordinate to pull away?
- Throttle and clutch; the handbrake is there for when you park
- Mainly the handbrake; throttle and clutch then follow by themselves
- ✓ Handbrake, throttle and clutch pedal, all three together
Correct answer: Handbrake, throttle and clutch pedal, all three together
Explanation
False — you treat one control as enough. Pulling away on a hill needs well-coordinated use of the handbrake, the throttle and the clutch pedal; none of the three is secondary
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong: you leave the handbrake out when pulling away. On a hill you must prevent the car from rolling back or stalling, and for that you coordinate the handbrake, the throttle and the clutch pedal
- Wrong: you treat one control as enough. Pulling away on a hill needs well-coordinated use of the handbrake, the throttle and the clutch pedal; none of the three is secondary
Topic: Hill start: two risks, one coordinated action
Read the rule: Core: Hill start: two risks, one coordinated action
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- Challenge: Hill start: two risks, one coordinated action
- The model: Hill start: two risks, one coordinated action
- Core: Hill start: two risks, one coordinated action
- Why it matters: Hill start: two risks, one coordinated action
- Active recall: Hill start: two risks, one coordinated action
- Teach back: Hill start: two risks, one coordinated action
- Memory hook: Hill start: two risks, one coordinated action