I've learned more about driving from your videos than in a driving school. Although I am not from the UK and I am driving on the right side of the road, I found all the advices from all your videos so useful and universally applicable. Thanks a million Richard for made me a better driver!
Yep I feel it’s more stressful to learn manual in North America because there are a surprising amount of people that don’t even know what they are so you get some real impatient assholes
I am learning driving in India and your videos are immensely helpful because we also drive on the left side of the road. Today I was stuck for a good 5 minutes on an uphill T junction, where I kept stalling. I would bring the clutch to bite point but was hesitant to accelerate gently as I was scared of shooting forward on a busy T junction. Once I was back home, I opened your channel and found this video. Thank you so much, Richard.
@@humihawl Yes, I did! The very next day, I asked my instructor that I wanted to attempt that T junction again. I was little worried in my head. But when I approached the junction, my head cleared and I crossed it successfully.
I am also from India and just started learning to drive, at the first day I stalled a lot and saw this video and now today I was learning to get on a steep hill but I did something like this, handbrake on, first gear, suddenly releasing the handbrake and suddenly also releasing the clutch and going like 80% accelerater and my cars tires are rubbing and I smell clutch plate burning so I came to see this video, wish me look for tomorrow 😅
I recently failed my test due to rolling back on a really steep hill, this video has really help me understand how to properly start off on a hill and where I went wrong. Thanks again your videos are amazing x
I hate going on steep hills. I either burn some clutch or kangaroo. Or simply just stall and use the handbrake method ._. IDK about the factor of inclination but I have been on some where you can rollback at about 30km/h or more on nothing of time.
I am new in driving though I passed 2.5 years before. I am watching your videos to refresh my knowledge behind the wheel . Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.
Got my first ever car this past Saturday and binge watched alot your videos to get ready. Day 4 driving it and everything else is gravy except for hill starts, stalled like 4 times on a hill today😅😅. Surprising thing is no one honked, they just overtook me. I calmed down and eventually somehow got it. Watching this video to have my technique down 🙏🏾🔥. Thanks brother!
Damn.. today i was practicing this on an old car 😭 i followed what he said about the bite point, and dame i took of soo smooth for the first time in my life
My instructor said "idk why but your driving has improved since yesterday" so thank you! and btw I love your socks in every video . Edit: used wrong word
Thanks for the stuff about "hill start assist*.. I've had a full manual license for 30+ years but haven't had chance to drive much lately. Now I need to get a car, I'm confronted with a switch operated parking brake which you've got to press the brake pedal to release. I live in a hilly area - with vehicles parked blocking car park exits etc. - and guys who imagine that blasting the horn makes adapting so much easier (it doesn't). Your YT videos give me a chance of getting back into driving with modern cars. Many thanks.
Your description of what a learner would do when utilizing the foot brake method is...exactly what happened to me. Just got my first manual (2012 Mustang V6) and practiced starting and stopping, gear changes, and hill starts at the empty school parking lot across from where I live. I kangaroo'd a lot, I stalled a lot, I burned rubber once. Definitely going to try utilizing the handbrake start.
I passed my test last month with 3 minors, but I still struggle every now and then with steep hill starts especially if there are temp traffic lights on the hill. Thanks for your help with these videos!
I did a hill start yesterday very successfully after watching this video! Thanks for your expert advice. Hopefully, one day I'll be able to do it without handbrake.
I had my fourth lesson the other day and it really knocked my confidence because I stalled at every hill junction, I was doing the handbrake method but I was lifting the clutch too high because I strugggled to find the bite but hopefully with the tips you gave I can find easier, think I just get too stressed and distracted
Wow, so many info in one video, glad you left traffic hill start for another time. I’ll definitely watch it few times to make every method familiar and I’m going to try some tomorrow, soooo excited 😆 I’ve done already once down hill start from gear 2, so great to hear it from you in details and well explained, huge thank you 👍🏻
I live in the U.S. where manual transmissions are difficult to come by. I learned when I was very young. Now for work, it's the only vehicle available; I can drive it (with some stalling), but these "fine" details are difficult and I have to learn them. Where I work, the roads are very rugged. I was stuck on a steep hill, dirt shoulder with little room to maneuver. I didn't realize I could use the emergency brake. I was able to get moving again using the last method, but definitely don't want to do it again haha. Thank you for the tips!
@@ConquerDriving I took more than 40 hours and still don't understand what to do, can I buy a car and ask someone to set next to me or just continue with lessons please
I really love your videos. I’ve passed my test 3 months ago and obviously I bought a different car and I’m struggling with clutch control. You explain everything so well. Thanks to you now I won’t damage my car anymore 😂❤️
I learned much from you when I was watching your video's and I was stuck on a hill and l cause traffic behind me and later on l managed drive on steep hill. Thanks Richard
im 14 and my dad let me drive the car. it's a manual. didn't even stall once your videos are great help i drove very smoothly considering it was my first time driving and it felt illegal 😂
thank you so much for this tutorial! my driving instructor said my clutch control has improved very well. Before then I always scared of being in uphill traffic but thanks to you now I don't anymore
Richard! Thanks you of the wonderful information and guide you provided about Hill starts... I watched your video many times before i went for my driving test. This really helped me to pass my Test. Thank very much.
Whow, when you mentioned that hill start method that makes learner drivers start to hate driving, Ive realized thats the same exact method that my instructor taught me and I was really in a panic mode all the time! 😬 He tried to teach me clutch control through hill starts. When I come up to a stop in a closed junction that is on a hill my foot is on a brake and clutch. (He never tells me to put a handbrake on) When I lift my foot off a brake obviously I start rolling back, then I panic, press gas too much, lose control of pedals, and all of it becomes a mess! I have a new instructor now, gonna start lessons soon so I will definitely mention I was taught this.
Learning good clutch control is essential if you want to maintain good control of your car. Best to do it on a flat piece of road or a tiny uphill grade until you master if. All new drivers press the gas too much when they roll back until they learn it's actually the clutch that controls your low speeds.
Yeah the issue for a learner is everything is happening at a speed quicker than they can process which cause alarm and panic, your instructor should have known this and told to use the handbrake. I'm a good driver and even I use the handbrake on some hills when moving off.
Can't thank you enough for this video. There I was, panicking as I tried to move from the brake to the gas pedal fast enough to avoid rolling backwards. I had no idea the handbrake was for hill starts, I thought it was just for parking.
I passed my test yesterday but still bricking it about hills when I’m alone with no instructor to help if I fuck up. Watching this really helps man thanks for the vids
Thanks for these videos: I got my license relatively recently and since I don't drive almost at all I'm starting to "hate" sitting in the driver seat, since I often forget the basics and, well, the people who usually come alongside me aren't exactly the definition of "calm".
I have to admit one of my problems is not feeling positive /comfortable when the car is uphill. I feel that the clutch and the foot brake are getting farther and I might not be able to control them, though my seat is practically near them! Thank you for these helpful videos
I have no idea how I passed my test, I am awful at hill starts/clutch control in general and they put me on the steepest hill for miles around. I think I must have revved it to 4000 or more just to be sure... still trying to get better 5 years later, thanks for the video
I failed my test yesterday literally two minutes from the end because I stopped at some traffic lights on a very steep hill and couldn't get going. I have been able to do some less steep hills easily during my lessons with my instructor. He has only ever taught me how to pull away from hills by bringing the clutch up to a higher point than usual and putting my foot off the brake when I want to go. Then I apply the gas after. As you say in the video this is NOT a method learners should really use. When we got to this steep hill I kept doing this routine but the car kept stalling every time. The examiner eventually had to help me and told me to do the handbrake method. After researching online it seems like this is common practice and I didn't even know about it. Is this something everyone learns? I'm frustrated that I have paid all this money to my instructor and I failed because of something I was not taught to do properly. Thanks to your videos I now know!
I feel you. I did a 20 min test. 18 min of absolute perfection ruined by 2 minutes of stalling and struggling against the car,felt awful when i stepped out of It. They failed me just because of the repeated stalls i had. In fact I'm writing this while i wait for my instructor to come pick me up for my second chance. I live in a city where 70% of the streets and junctions are uphill, so knowing how to do this is a must!!
I got lucky the traffic uphill started moving when I just got there so I didn’t have to stop 🤣 but luckily my instructor has taught me to just use the hand break method whether steep or small hill ! I guess with the rest I can’t just experiment now
@@jaimemontejano8201 To be honest your instructor shouldn't have let you go for your test if stalling was still an issue by the time you go in for the test you shouldn't have been stalling the car in last few lessons previously.
I think Richard is reading in my instructor’s mind as well lol yesterday for the first time we went to the place which was just surrounded by hills - bigger and smaller, very steep and less....... I could practice and practice and practice....... at the end I was not afraid to pull up the very steep hill having huge truck just behind me....... yay, practice make progress 😀 waiting for the next spot on videos 😊
Im glad this is put there as my experience with manuel cars are very limited however i can drive good but never got to practice on hills this seems rather helpful and ill put it to the test when i get my car
Freddie mercury conquering driving, thanks duuude will get my license on July 30, drove alot in hi ways and tight roads, just having issue with clutch control (esp very important in parking) , I still bounce like a seal like one u said on one vid haha
I think hill hold assist is a negative thing when learning. I am learning with an instructor on a car with hill hold assist, but i also practice on a car with a friend on a car without it. I didn't understand how hill hold assisted worked before this video, but I am obviously lifting the clutch to the bite point and then quickly giving gas. I have never stalled on a hill, not even the first time I tried. When I tried this method on the friends car without hill hold assist and using the hand brake instead I obviously stalled again and again because there was no power, and I hate trying to set the gas on that car because it is old and Japanese ... which means feather weight on the throttle = 3,500rpm. I might try the first method you suggested and see if I have more success. Thanks for your videos and explaining the different methods and the mechanics behind it and when and where they may or may not work. It helps so much.
I learned to turn my foot sideways to hold the brake and the clutch down then press the gas as i release the brake and the clutch at the same time this is what works best for me
You don’t realise how much I’m tanning these videos in preparation for my crash course next week 😂 very informative and helpful- I’ve been practising in my mum’s car and using these techniques so thank you!
Hello man, I hope you have some time to respond. I have a question regardless to clutch wear. Three situations, all uphill starts: 1. First gear, foot on clutch (disengaged), the other on the brake pedal. You simultaneously lift the clutch at the bite point, release brake pedal and apply gas to move. All at the same time. 2. First gear, foot on the clutch (disengaged), the other on the brake pedal. This time you slowly lift the clutch till bite point while brake pedal still being pressed. Once you find it, you release brake pedal, then apply gas to move on. 3. First gear, handbrake on, clutch depressed. You give revs, find the bite point then release handbrake. Now which of the three wears clutch the most? Is there a difference in the clutch between 1) and 2)?
They should be very little difference between the three methods, however if you don't use gas before lifting the clutch to some cars will stall. This video may help you with clutch wear: th-cam.com/video/0ZjSImbwo34/w-d-xo.html
@@ConquerDriving Thank you Richard, will watch the video now. However, isn't the brake + clutch at bite point better than only clutch to hold car? Or does clutch wear the same in both situations? I think of it as when you have clutch at bite point plus brake, the brake pedal helps the clutch keep the car stationary, as in, they work together. Is that completely wrong, and clutch at bite point is the same whether it's paired with brake or not?
I learnt how to drive on a lorry and on hill starts my instructor told me to press the clutch and break pedal and get the bitting point. The question is how do you know you've reached the bite point when your foot is on the break pedal he told you'll feel a different vibration in the lorry😂 this is how I never roll back.☺️
As a long time heel and toe driver, I find it easiest and most natural to just give the throttle a small blip with my foot still on the brake, then find the bite point and move my foot to the throttle simultaneously... Works perfectly every time and it's already a motion I'm well trained to do
the handbrake trick is best. save the clutch and is most controllable. i had a 20yo car with almost 400,000km on it and used this trick. clutch was NEVER CHANGED and was still going strong the day i scrapped the car. only problem was a worn pilot bearing that caused the engine to vibrate sometimes when going.
5:20 definitely Always remember before you told me that, braking uphill then I quickly move my right foot to gas to try and catch the car before it rolls back (which sometimes it did) , horrible stressful driving.. Slowing gently, and being prepared to catch the car for when it wants to roll back, is very nice :)
Can't express enough how much confidence your videos have given me as a new driver, even after getting my license! Thank you :) Quick question if I may - if starting with hill hold assist, would you use as much gas as you would on a flat surface regular start, or or would you still need to rev higher than usual? Does it still depend on the gradient of the hill?
Thank you, I'm happy to hear the videos are helping. You definitely want more gas when moving away uphill regardless of the method of hill start you do.
Yes, if you hold the clutch at the bite point and don't allow the car to move it will start to wear the clutch quickly. This video may help th-cam.com/video/81SOTuCsxV0/w-d-xo.html
Yes you will probably find you need a touch more throttle though as reverse is less powerful than 1st gear, it feels more like gear 1.5 in terms of power but of course it all depends on how your car feels. My current car I have only stalled 4 times in 3 years and 3 of those times were reverse.
Thank you for very detailed video. It's a great learning. Though my instructor has taught me hand break technique, it does require lots and lots of practice to get used to it, but it's the most practical method for a learner, imho. What if I move a bit, may be two or three wheels, with hand break on? This would help me move forward without stalling the car and without worrying about biting point. Would this, to move forward a bit with hand breaks on, consider a minor or major fault on driving test?
It's best not to move with the handbrake on as you're straining the car. I would avoid it, constantly moving with the handbrake would get a mark on the test.
@@asifthealchemist Just don't do it mate when find your bite with the handbrake on and give some revs the second you fully release your handbrake you will move. No point in the extra wear and tear on your car its counter productive.
I remember learning to hill start and the moment you let off the break and start rolling backwards you instinctually don't want to do that so what I ended up doing was burying the accelerator into the floor and literally burning rubber.
Re-watching this video since I put a new clutch in my car. Still during the break-in process, and my new bite point is very different than my old clutch, so I’m having to re-learn how to properly do hill starts 😂
In my opinion technique 3 is the easiest because everytime I try the handbrake method I wheel-spin despite watching every method (2000 revs, clutch bite point, release handbrake)
If you're wheel spinning it means you are adding too much gas and lifting the clutch too high. Try to keep you feet steady when you take the handbrake off.
People in the US are not used to cars rolling back toward them on hills and sometimes don't stay far enough away. Have to use the hand brake in that case.
To anyone struggling with the bite point: if you slowly bring ur clutch up, as you reach the bite look at the Revs. you should see the dial move down a little. (the revs drop or increase very slightly as u reach the bite or fully press the clutch down) Note: not sure if it applies to ALL cars. EDIT: if you look at the RPM meter in the video, you will see the dial move as he says "there it is" 01:45
@@chemyyOG but the problem with that is that you should have stable gas and clutch to do so. For example when I try to hill start (I got my license recently) I give gas (about 2-2.5rpm) then release the clutch till I see revs drop but when I go to release the handbrake I can't keep my feet steady and either give more gas, or push the clutch back in a bit, resulting in slightly rolling back before I move forward. Till I get used to that I am doing the method of brake and clutch to the bite point, then add gas and release a bit clutch to go forward, or just give gas and get to the bite quickly to not roll back.
I got my licence 5 months ago and still enjoying watching these vids!
Thank you, that means a lot!
Still enjoying this i got mine 3 year's ago😅
Thn fuck off r8 now
@@Car-Guygamer vayyeda mwone
@@nijooo5480 ninte thallyekku engna ind
"The engine sound goes a bit deeper, like a MMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm"
Quite accurate don't you think 😉
@@ConquerDriving That was actually pretty good, just found it funny 😅
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It’s the fact you said it goes deeper but you made a noise of it going shallower
Sheldon moment😂
I've learned more about driving from your videos than in a driving school. Although I am not from the UK and I am driving on the right side of the road, I found all the advices from all your videos so useful and universally applicable. Thanks a million Richard for made me a better driver!
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Yep I feel it’s more stressful to learn manual in North America because there are a surprising amount of people that don’t even know what they are so you get some real impatient assholes
@@TOXICPUCK habibi crying in India 💀
@@Oyabu... Fun fact: if you can drive in India then you can drive anywhere in the world.
@@arvind31459 fun fact: the more you drive here the less chances of you to go drive elsewhere
Been stalling in a 4 way intersection lately really builds character
Lol
Trust me I did it out of a junction onto a 2 lane slip road
0:36 - Method of Handbraking
2:00 - Method of Sudden Shift
3:29 - Method of Hill Assist
I am learning driving in India and your videos are immensely helpful because we also drive on the left side of the road. Today I was stuck for a good 5 minutes on an uphill T junction, where I kept stalling. I would bring the clutch to bite point but was hesitant to accelerate gently as I was scared of shooting forward on a busy T junction. Once I was back home, I opened your channel and found this video. Thank you so much, Richard.
Hello, did you go to that t junction again and make it sucsessfully.
@@humihawl Yes, I did! The very next day, I asked my instructor that I wanted to attempt that T junction again. I was little worried in my head. But when I approached the junction, my head cleared and I crossed it successfully.
I am also from India and just started learning to drive, at the first day I stalled a lot and saw this video and now today I was learning to get on a steep hill but I did something like this, handbrake on, first gear, suddenly releasing the handbrake and suddenly also releasing the clutch and going like 80% accelerater and my cars tires are rubbing and I smell clutch plate burning so I came to see this video, wish me look for tomorrow 😅
@@titan7568 Wishing you the best!!!
I recently failed my test due to rolling back on a really steep hill, this video has really help me understand how to properly start off on a hill and where I went wrong. Thanks again your videos are amazing x
I hate going on steep hills. I either burn some clutch or kangaroo. Or simply just stall and use the handbrake method ._. IDK about the factor of inclination but I have been on some where you can rollback at about 30km/h or more on nothing of time.
Have u passed yet mate?
I failed yesterday for the same reason!!
@@ArthursName use handbrake
@@maalikserebryakov im too lazy. J just use the clutch method where you drop the clutch until it almost stalls so it holds the car, than i give it gas
This video helped me pass my driving test in South Africa. Thanks for posting 👍🏾
I'm happy to hear that! Congratulations!
How much cool drink did you pay?
@@isaacputuka4092 lol not about that life
@@isaacputuka4092 🤣🤣🤣🤣 don't even ask that you know the story
How hard it is to pass the test in South Africa? Do bribing work there to get u a license? 🤔
I am new in driving though I passed 2.5 years before. I am watching your videos to refresh my knowledge behind the wheel . Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.
Mate you explain things so well. You give me more info from one vid than 12 lessons from my instructor
Instructors don't seem to teach much....self-taught is needed...terrible...
Got my first ever car this past Saturday and binge watched alot your videos to get ready. Day 4 driving it and everything else is gravy except for hill starts, stalled like 4 times on a hill today😅😅. Surprising thing is no one honked, they just overtook me. I calmed down and eventually somehow got it. Watching this video to have my technique down 🙏🏾🔥. Thanks brother!
You're welcome, most other drivers are actually patient and understanding, we just remember the people who aren't.
@@ConquerDriving that's true, negative stuff tends to stick in our minds far more than the positive ones. 💯
Same
Damn.. today i was practicing this on an old car 😭 i followed what he said about the bite point, and dame i took of soo smooth for the first time in my life
My instructor said "idk why but your driving has improved since yesterday" so thank you! and btw I love your socks in every video
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Edit: used wrong word
Thank you! 😂
Thanks for the stuff about "hill start assist*..
I've had a full manual license for 30+ years but haven't had chance to drive much lately.
Now I need to get a car, I'm confronted with a switch operated parking brake which you've got to press the brake pedal to release.
I live in a hilly area - with vehicles parked blocking car park exits etc. - and guys who imagine that blasting the horn makes adapting so much easier (it doesn't).
Your YT videos give me a chance of getting back into driving with modern cars.
Many thanks.
I passed my test a month ago and these videos are still very helpful for refreshing my knowledge and filling in any gaps. Thank you
Your description of what a learner would do when utilizing the foot brake method is...exactly what happened to me. Just got my first manual (2012 Mustang V6) and practiced starting and stopping, gear changes, and hill starts at the empty school parking lot across from where I live. I kangaroo'd a lot, I stalled a lot, I burned rubber once. Definitely going to try utilizing the handbrake start.
thanks a lot sir for making these videos, because of you I passed my licence test in first attempt
I passed my test last month with 3 minors, but I still struggle every now and then with steep hill starts especially if there are temp traffic lights on the hill. Thanks for your help with these videos!
I did a hill start yesterday very successfully after watching this video! Thanks for your expert advice. Hopefully, one day I'll be able to do it without handbrake.
I had my fourth lesson the other day and it really knocked my confidence because I stalled at every hill junction, I was doing the handbrake method but I was lifting the clutch too high because I strugggled to find the bite but hopefully with the tips you gave I can find easier, think I just get too stressed and distracted
More gas will help you hear and feel the bite point.
@@ConquerDriving thank you, I’ll try if I’m still struggling
Wow, so many info in one video, glad you left traffic hill start for another time. I’ll definitely watch it few times to make every method familiar and I’m going to try some tomorrow, soooo excited 😆 I’ve done already once down hill start from gear 2, so great to hear it from you in details and well explained, huge thank you 👍🏻
You'll be an expert driver soon!
After watching so great videos it is likely - fingers crossed 🤞🏻😉
I live in the U.S. where manual transmissions are difficult to come by. I learned when I was very young. Now for work, it's the only vehicle available; I can drive it (with some stalling), but these "fine" details are difficult and I have to learn them. Where I work, the roads are very rugged. I was stuck on a steep hill, dirt shoulder with little room to maneuver. I didn't realize I could use the emergency brake. I was able to get moving again using the last method, but definitely don't want to do it again haha. Thank you for the tips!
I'm happy to what the video has helped you. I hope you find it easier now.
I passed my driving test first time because of your videos, and I still watch them even now to keep improving. thank you!
I'm so happy to hear that! Congratulations on passing.
@@ConquerDriving I took more than 40 hours and still don't understand what to do, can I buy a car and ask someone to set next to me or just continue with lessons please
@@nubaprincess2844did u eve pass
This is brilliant as I struggle with Bulkerne hill to and from work in my car and this will help me to improve my skills.
I've got a video for that coming up soon.
I'm driving manual car almost 2 year's but I'm still learning here...
Good job 👍
Thank you, I'm glad you're finding the videos useful.
I really love your videos. I’ve passed my test 3 months ago and obviously I bought a different car and I’m struggling with clutch control. You explain everything so well. Thanks to you now I won’t damage my car anymore 😂❤️
That's really nice to hear, thank you for watching!
I learned much from you when I was watching your video's and I was stuck on a hill and l cause traffic behind me and later on l managed drive on steep hill. Thanks Richard
im 14 and my dad let me drive the car. it's a manual. didn't even stall once your videos are great help i drove very smoothly considering it was my first time driving and it felt illegal 😂
maybe because it is illegal 😂😂😂
Damn as a 17 year old that has stalled at least 20 times in my first 2 days, I'm jealous.
Thank you!!!! I watched 10 videos no one no one!!! Mentioned that scenario without hand brake!! Thanks God you said that
Well informative about each specific technique! Been watching your videos after I passed my test. Learning is unending!
Keep it coming!
thank you so much for this tutorial! my driving instructor said my clutch control has improved very well. Before then I always scared of being in uphill traffic but thanks to you now I don't anymore
Thank God I subscribed to your channel. I'm going for my driving test on 05/05/2021 and I believe this video will be of great help. Thank you ❤️🇿🇦
I hope it goes well!
Richard! Thanks you of the wonderful information and guide you provided about Hill starts... I watched your video many times before i went for my driving test. This really helped me to pass my Test. Thank very much.
Whow, when you mentioned that hill start method that makes learner drivers start to hate driving, Ive realized thats the same exact method that my instructor taught me and I was really in a panic mode all the time! 😬 He tried to teach me clutch control through hill starts. When I come up to a stop in a closed junction that is on a hill my foot is on a brake and clutch. (He never tells me to put a handbrake on) When I lift my foot off a brake obviously I start rolling back, then I panic, press gas too much, lose control of pedals, and all of it becomes a mess!
I have a new instructor now, gonna start lessons soon so I will definitely mention I was taught this.
Learning good clutch control is essential if you want to maintain good control of your car. Best to do it on a flat piece of road or a tiny uphill grade until you master if. All new drivers press the gas too much when they roll back until they learn it's actually the clutch that controls your low speeds.
Yeah the issue for a learner is everything is happening at a speed quicker than they can process which cause alarm and panic, your instructor should have known this and told to use the handbrake. I'm a good driver and even I use the handbrake on some hills when moving off.
In greece you just tip the examiner 150 euros and barring a crash you pass the test.
Ive been driving for a year now, yet sometimes i like to watch some of these just to feel like a beginner again
Good driving instructor. Your lessons have improve my driving skills as amateur driver .
Can't thank you enough for this video. There I was, panicking as I tried to move from the brake to the gas pedal fast enough to avoid rolling backwards. I had no idea the handbrake was for hill starts, I thought it was just for parking.
This video may be of interest: th-cam.com/video/_6YyHxgZJMA/w-d-xo.html
I passed my test yesterday but still bricking it about hills when I’m alone with no instructor to help if I fuck up. Watching this really helps man thanks for the vids
Take your time, rushing is there anyway enemy. If you're good enough to pass a driving test you can do it.
Its simple use the handbrake method that gives you the time to move off without having to panic about clutch control and rolling back.
can’t learn for exactly a year yet but love watching this 😂
I remember counting down to my 17th from about 12 😂
Conquer Driving Omg 😂
This guy knows his shit 👍 passed my test already but always watch.
Thank you :)
Thanks for these videos: I got my license relatively recently and since I don't drive almost at all I'm starting to "hate" sitting in the driver seat, since I often forget the basics and, well, the people who usually come alongside me aren't exactly the definition of "calm".
I have to admit one of my problems is not feeling positive /comfortable when the car is uphill. I feel that the clutch and the foot brake are getting farther and I might not be able to control them, though my seat is practically near them!
Thank you for these helpful videos
Maybe this video will help: th-cam.com/video/5azLjhw5w28/w-d-xo.html
One thing you forgot to mention is that one must hold the clutch for longer in bind point when starting from uphill.
That's usually true. Good point.
Me when your video starts:
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You're a really good teacher, thank you!
Hey Richard, you cover all the details and techniques every time. Please keep up the good work that you are doing, I have learnt so much from you.🌟
I have no idea how I passed my test, I am awful at hill starts/clutch control in general and they put me on the steepest hill for miles around. I think I must have revved it to 4000 or more just to be sure... still trying to get better 5 years later, thanks for the video
Thank you very much you know I have never drive a manual transmission car but am trying to understand it well well 👍👍
You're welcome.
I passed first time a few days ago, your videos had been a big help! Thank you ☺️
That's great news! I'm very happy to help :)
Thanks
Thank you for your generosity 😊
I failed my test yesterday literally two minutes from the end because I stopped at some traffic lights on a very steep hill and couldn't get going.
I have been able to do some less steep hills easily during my lessons with my instructor. He has only ever taught me how to pull away from hills by bringing the clutch up to a higher point than usual and putting my foot off the brake when I want to go. Then I apply the gas after. As you say in the video this is NOT a method learners should really use.
When we got to this steep hill I kept doing this routine but the car kept stalling every time. The examiner eventually had to help me and told me to do the handbrake method. After researching online it seems like this is common practice and I didn't even know about it. Is this something everyone learns? I'm frustrated that I have paid all this money to my instructor and I failed because of something I was not taught to do properly.
Thanks to your videos I now know!
I wish you the best of luck for next time.
I feel you. I did a 20 min test. 18 min of absolute perfection ruined by 2 minutes of stalling and struggling against the car,felt awful when i stepped out of It. They failed me just because of the repeated stalls i had. In fact I'm writing this while i wait for my instructor to come pick me up for my second chance. I live in a city where 70% of the streets and junctions are uphill, so knowing how to do this is a must!!
I got lucky the traffic uphill started moving when I just got there so I didn’t have to stop 🤣 but luckily my instructor has taught me to just use the hand break method whether steep or small hill ! I guess with the rest I can’t just experiment now
@@jaimemontejano8201 To be honest your instructor shouldn't have let you go for your test if stalling was still an issue by the time you go in for the test you shouldn't have been stalling the car in last few lessons previously.
@@jaimemontejano8201 20 minute test??????
Richard r u some how able to read my mind 🤔, honestly which ever topic I need help with you are at it.😂 Thanks alot.
I know ,me too 😊🚘 just drove up a slope yesterday it felt like the Matterhorn 😰 😂xxx
@@devonmoon5016 lol😂
Haha, I'll try and keep it up.
I think Richard is reading in my instructor’s mind as well lol yesterday for the first time we went to the place which was just surrounded by hills - bigger and smaller, very steep and less....... I could practice and practice and practice....... at the end I was not afraid to pull up the very steep hill having huge truck just behind me....... yay, practice make progress 😀 waiting for the next spot on videos 😊
@@asias1542 the next video is to do with walnut blasting your engine to keep it running well.
Thankyou for your vids I learned to drive averagely on all situations in just three hours of practice
Im glad this is put there as my experience with manuel cars are very limited however i can drive good but never got to practice on hills this seems rather helpful and ill put it to the test when i get my car
If I don't pass the test even after watching your vids.. (and practicing of course!)...THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG IN ME!
Awesome !!
😂 Don't be hard on yourself. Anything can happen on the day.
@@ConquerDriving True. But, I'm improving my driving and confidence through these videos...Fingerscrossed!
The you everything so clearly. You’re a great talker, and you’ve helped me so much. Cheers
I actually successfully did the second method today, I already passed my test but, I only recently had to teach myself to do stick shift
Freddie mercury conquering driving, thanks duuude will get my license on July 30, drove alot in hi ways and tight roads, just having issue with clutch control (esp very important in parking) , I still bounce like a seal like one u said on one vid haha
Haha, hold the clutch on the bite point for a bit, that should smooth it out.
I think hill hold assist is a negative thing when learning. I am learning with an instructor on a car with hill hold assist, but i also practice on a car with a friend on a car without it. I didn't understand how hill hold assisted worked before this video, but I am obviously lifting the clutch to the bite point and then quickly giving gas. I have never stalled on a hill, not even the first time I tried. When I tried this method on the friends car without hill hold assist and using the hand brake instead I obviously stalled again and again because there was no power, and I hate trying to set the gas on that car because it is old and Japanese ... which means feather weight on the throttle = 3,500rpm. I might try the first method you suggested and see if I have more success. Thanks for your videos and explaining the different methods and the mechanics behind it and when and where they may or may not work. It helps so much.
I learned to turn my foot sideways to hold the brake and the clutch down then press the gas as i release the brake and the clutch at the same time this is what works best for me
As long as it works and you are safe it should be fine.
great... following you from uganda
1:06 that caught me off guard 😂😂😂
Best instructor ever
You don’t realise how much I’m tanning these videos in preparation for my crash course next week 😂 very informative and helpful- I’ve been practising in my mum’s car and using these techniques so thank you!
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Good vid. Some of the techniques in this vid I didn't know and I've subscribed.
Thanks for subscribing, I hope you enjoy my future content.
Hello man, I hope you have some time to respond. I have a question regardless to clutch wear. Three situations, all uphill starts:
1. First gear, foot on clutch (disengaged), the other on the brake pedal. You simultaneously lift the clutch at the bite point, release brake pedal and apply gas to move. All at the same time.
2. First gear, foot on the clutch (disengaged), the other on the brake pedal. This time you slowly lift the clutch till bite point while brake pedal still being pressed. Once you find it, you release brake pedal, then apply gas to move on.
3. First gear, handbrake on, clutch depressed. You give revs, find the bite point then release handbrake.
Now which of the three wears clutch the most? Is there a difference in the clutch between 1) and 2)?
They should be very little difference between the three methods, however if you don't use gas before lifting the clutch to some cars will stall. This video may help you with clutch wear: th-cam.com/video/0ZjSImbwo34/w-d-xo.html
@@ConquerDriving Thank you Richard, will watch the video now.
However, isn't the brake + clutch at bite point better than only clutch to hold car? Or does clutch wear the same in both situations? I think of it as when you have clutch at bite point plus brake, the brake pedal helps the clutch keep the car stationary, as in, they work together. Is that completely wrong, and clutch at bite point is the same whether it's paired with brake or not?
I learnt how to drive on a lorry and on hill starts my instructor told me to press the clutch and break pedal and get the bitting point. The question is how do you know you've reached the bite point when your foot is on the break pedal he told you'll feel a different vibration in the lorry😂 this is how I never roll back.☺️
This video may be of interest: th-cam.com/video/UdTSRBJrw7Y/w-d-xo.html
Today’s my test hopefully your video really helpful for me 😊
I hope it went well.
Great content you make it really easy to understand. Especially when u describe the engine sounds 👍🏾😁
The Use of the Handbrake works the best for me👍.
As a long time heel and toe driver, I find it easiest and most natural to just give the throttle a small blip with my foot still on the brake, then find the bite point and move my foot to the throttle simultaneously... Works perfectly every time and it's already a motion I'm well trained to do
You can do that too, I include that in this video: th-cam.com/video/xpKuTVt_OvQ/w-d-xo.html
I think that it is a good method too.
the handbrake trick is best. save the clutch and is most controllable.
i had a 20yo car with almost 400,000km on it and used this trick. clutch was NEVER CHANGED and was still going strong the day i scrapped the car. only problem was a worn pilot bearing that caused the engine to vibrate sometimes when going.
I'm learning in your video teacher thanks so much
You're welcome.
simple teaching...Perfect
Thank you.
I stalled my car like 3times with whole lot of traffic behind me, red lights switching too fast😭, I almost cried. Will keep practicing, thank you!
I hope the video helps. Good luck!
5:20 definitely
Always remember before you told me that, braking uphill then I quickly move my right foot to gas to try and catch the car before it rolls back (which sometimes it did) , horrible stressful driving..
Slowing gently, and being prepared to catch the car for when it wants to roll back, is very nice :)
Very important that. It's for my next video on hills.
Manh...You are just Awesome! Loved your every video!!🔥💫..much Love from India ❤️
Man I like all your videos they are really helpful soon I’m gonna have a test wish me luck guys to passed 🤗
Thank you! Good luck on your test 🤞
I like your body language , expression and driving tips very much. Keep it up.
Glad you like them!
Can't express enough how much confidence your videos have given me as a new driver, even after getting my license! Thank you :) Quick question if I may - if starting with hill hold assist, would you use as much gas as you would on a flat surface regular start, or or would you still need to rev higher than usual? Does it still depend on the gradient of the hill?
Thank you, I'm happy to hear the videos are helping. You definitely want more gas when moving away uphill regardless of the method of hill start you do.
@@ConquerDriving Thank you very much!
Wow...i will watch this again and again...tnx bro
When using the technique 1:35 does holding the clutch on bitting point (no gas) does that overheat the clutch or even wear tear.
Yes, if you hold the clutch at the bite point and don't allow the car to move it will start to wear the clutch quickly. This video may help th-cam.com/video/81SOTuCsxV0/w-d-xo.html
Does this work the same for reverse hill starts?
Yes, the clutch works exactly the same for reversing.
Yes you will probably find you need a touch more throttle though as reverse is less powerful than 1st gear, it feels more like gear 1.5 in terms of power but of course it all depends on how your car feels. My current car I have only stalled 4 times in 3 years and 3 of those times were reverse.
Could you please explain how to move off into uphill from give way/ normal junctions? Thanks
I would used one of the hill start methods in this video.
@@ConquerDriving Thank you so much. Always loved your videos 😊
Thank you for very detailed video. It's a great learning. Though my instructor has taught me hand break technique, it does require lots and lots of practice to get used to it, but it's the most practical method for a learner, imho.
What if I move a bit, may be two or three wheels, with hand break on? This would help me move forward without stalling the car and without worrying about biting point.
Would this, to move forward a bit with hand breaks on, consider a minor or major fault on driving test?
It's best not to move with the handbrake on as you're straining the car. I would avoid it, constantly moving with the handbrake would get a mark on the test.
@@ConquerDriving Thnx for the reply. Obviously, I will not move constantly while handbreak is on but only during hill start manuever.
@@asifthealchemist Just don't do it mate when find your bite with the handbrake on and give some revs the second you fully release your handbrake you will move. No point in the extra wear and tear on your car its counter productive.
I remember learning to hill start and the moment you let off the break and start rolling backwards you instinctually don't want to do that so what I ended up doing was burying the accelerator into the floor and literally burning rubber.
Great video series!
that 2nd gear tip was good
Yeah, it can make moving off down hill easier and smoother.
Re-watching this video since I put a new clutch in my car. Still during the break-in process, and my new bite point is very different than my old clutch, so I’m having to re-learn how to properly do hill starts 😂
The Hand break method is the best and reliable 🤔😀
I passed yet I Am watching. Good video
Thank you.
Thanks man 😀...I learn a lot here
You're welcome
In my opinion technique 3 is the easiest because everytime I try the handbrake method I wheel-spin despite watching every method (2000 revs, clutch bite point, release handbrake)
If you're wheel spinning it means you are adding too much gas and lifting the clutch too high. Try to keep you feet steady when you take the handbrake off.
Agree, the 3rd technique is easier and convenient but need to practice until confident..
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The Parking Brake Is the Best Method
I Start Uphill that Way.
People in the US are not used to cars rolling back toward them on hills and sometimes don't stay far enough away. Have to use the hand brake in that case.
4:27. Would it make a difference if I find the biting point before giving gas?
Yes, it will be harder to hear the bite point and some cars are likely to stall or struggle if you do this.
Just use the handbrake.. No need to exercise unneeded risky tricks causing your car to stall, holding up 20 people behind you.
@@Engineer9736 Which method choose to drive 15% hill? For a driving test on hyundai accent 2017 (100hp manual)
To anyone struggling with the bite point:
if you slowly bring ur clutch up, as you reach the bite look at the Revs. you should see the dial move down a little.
(the revs drop or increase very slightly as u reach the bite or fully press the clutch down)
Note: not sure if it applies to ALL cars.
EDIT: if you look at the RPM meter in the video, you will see the dial move as he says "there it is" 01:45
@@chemyyOG but the problem with that is that you should have stable gas and clutch to do so. For example when I try to hill start (I got my license recently) I give gas (about 2-2.5rpm) then release the clutch till I see revs drop but when I go to release the handbrake I can't keep my feet steady and either give more gas, or push the clutch back in a bit, resulting in slightly rolling back before I move forward. Till I get used to that I am doing the method of brake and clutch to the bite point, then add gas and release a bit clutch to go forward, or just give gas and get to the bite quickly to not roll back.
I passed my test in June and got a car in July. Barely drove it because I'm so scared of rolling back into someone on a hill