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Today's amusing cultural clash on Reddit - Europeans are discovering that North Americans basically never use the handbrake when stopped unless

Posted by Reagen May 19 '21, 04:29

on an incline and it's blowing their minds. Of course, they have about 90% manuals and we have about 95% automatics.

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I always use mine when parked. -- nm - Dano May 19, 06:17
I already use mine, but I drive a standard. -- nm - kelly May 19, 05:53
What's a handbrake? -- nm - ty97 May 19, 05:32 2
- the Emergency Brake -- nm - JaxSean May 19, 05:33
- oh, the parking brake? -- nm - ty97 May 19, 05:33
What would be the point of using it if you're not on an incline? -- nm - Krusty May 19, 05:31 2
- Paranoia and a mind that always jumps to the Final Destination scenario that ends in death and destruction. -- nm - Dano May 19, 06:18
- Habit. -- nm - znufrii May 19, 05:53
I always use mine. -- nm - znufrii May 19, 05:01
I don't even know where the parking brake is in the van off the top. -- nm - Shaun May 19, 04:51 2
- They’re not physical brakes anymore so it’s probably just a button somewhere on the console. -- nm - spamlet May 19, 04:55 1
  - Probably. But again, I'd still need to actively look for it. -- nm - Shaun May 19, 04:57
"also used when doing doughnuts in snow storms" -- nm - Beaker May 19, 04:32

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