Jaguar have got it right...simply put your foot on the accelerator and it switches off automatically.
Brilliant idea.... so you're stopped on a steep hill with the handbrake on. As would be sensible in this case, you decide to give it some revs before pulling away, otherwise the engine will stall due to it having to overcome the car's weight being pulled up a hill. At which point the handbrake immediately disengages leaving you rolling backwards down a rather steep hill.
Is this part of equal opportunities law, that dumbf**ks have to be given the same chance at design jobs as those who actually have a clue?
I can see no point - pulling away while towing would be difficult, regardless of transmission, imagine 1 in 4 with a heavy caravan behind, a bit of throttle, hand brake off slide backwards with auto, panic with throttle & clutch with manual.
Basically, it seems to me that as soon as you touch the gas you have to immediately get to the point where the engine is holding the car. One of us could probably just about manage it safely, but I can't imagine an 80 year old who's used to driving a 1980 Ford Escort will be so quick with his reactions. At least with the current system, if you're incompetent you tend to give it too much revs getting to the point where the engine is holding the car, shortening the clutch life, but it's safe.
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