In message , at 17:02:50 on Sun, 30 Jun
2019, tim... remarked:

Even when I do select neutral I rarely put the hand brake on if the
road is flat. what's the point?

So you don't get pushed into whatever's in front, when someone rear-ends
you. In my case that was people crossing the road at a Pelican. It could
just as likely be another vehicle.
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Roland Perry