Stonehedge-
@Stonehedge I don't think so, the car I use the autohold is only engaged by pressing the brake pedal, so it comes on but goes off again as soon as you take you foot off the pedal. I still don't trust the auto handbrake things, and still think when stationary at lights on steep hills its going to come off and I'll roll into the car behind.
On a similar note, my work has a private secure car park that I have to get out of the car and wave my fob at the sensor to open the gate. I then have to get back in the car and drive into the car park, and as it only about 50 yards to my parking spot I don't bother putting my seat belt on, and the car shits itself and beeps constantly at me.
Fucking annoying, so I ignore the beeps and park anyway. But the car is an insistent fucker and is determined to get its way, so when I park, the autohold/parking brake can only be activated if the drivers seat belt is on, it just won't activate at all otherwise. So I have to put my seat belt on, to activate the brake and then take it off again immediately, it drives me fucking mad.
And if you put a decent sized bag of shopping on the passenger seat it thinks its a person and again goes into constant beeping mode, wanting me to put a seat belt on the shopping. I can be a stubborn fucker and have driven 5 miles home once as a test with it beeping constantly, to see if it calls the police on me or does an emergency stop and shuts down completely (it didn't thankfully). I just cranked the stereo up and swore at the car all the way home.
I know what I'm doing car, will you please shut the fuck up and keep your opinions to yourself....and breathe.
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I really struggle with people sat on their brakes in queues. I think I'm particularly sensitive to bright light, gives me a flaming headache.
My company car has auto hold/handbrake and TBH its a brilliant feature. For me as the driver. But to my horror I've realised that when in use it leaves the brake lights on. It's a real pet hate of mine so feel very guilty whenever parked in traffic as I know my brake lights will be burrowing into the retina of the occupants behind like the eye of Sauron.
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Driving through town the other night (and this happens a lot);
Cars are queueing and the driver of the one in front has their foot on the brake and the indicator on (car is in a right turn only lane and simple observation shows we ain't going anywhere soon ). It's raining hard and the raindrops are refracting and multiplying the glare from the high level tail lights. Its like I woke with a hangover after falling face-first into a Christmas tree.
Handbrake, neutral, cancel indicator!