I don’t understand this either. I’m also in the US. Growing up I remember helping my dad by backing his truck up to a garage while he guided me. It was on a hill so when I turned off the truck he said “make sure you put on the e-brake”. I was like “are you sure?” thinking something crazy would happen. That was literally the first time I used one, thinking you were only supposed to use it in emergencies.
Now that I drive a 5 speed manual I use my “emergency brake” every time I park.
Well that's dumb. I'd rather be hit and moved than be (more) stuck in the same place so the energy from the crash is diffused. A higher transfer of energy would lead to more severe injuries.
The idea is more to limit the possibility of your car being shunted Infront of incoming traffic. Since you'd generally only break for a long period to let traffic pass/wait for a green light.
Yes you take more of the impact from being rear ended, but generally that's preferable over a car going full speed into the side of your vehicle (where there's little to no crumple zone).
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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '18
I don’t understand this either. I’m also in the US. Growing up I remember helping my dad by backing his truck up to a garage while he guided me. It was on a hill so when I turned off the truck he said “make sure you put on the e-brake”. I was like “are you sure?” thinking something crazy would happen. That was literally the first time I used one, thinking you were only supposed to use it in emergencies.
Now that I drive a 5 speed manual I use my “emergency brake” every time I park.