(Probably) an irrational fear...

[David Womby]

Yes, it still happens (although this incident was a few years ago)

https://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyle/family-of-star-trek-actor-settles-with-fiat-chrysler-over-fatal-accident-idUSKBN1GY2WC/

 

[1STMP]

Sorry to hear dadsbee's tale of woe.

I learned to drive in the UK and was taught, and still always do, set the hand/parking/emergency brake when parked. (At least in part because a never exercised 'emergency' brake isn't always going to work in an emergency!)

I have to use the parking brake now anyway as my car has a pushbutton TorqueFlite with NO park. Unfortunately, it's pretty poor and I daren't ever park on a slope

David

Parked uphill, turn wheels to the right
against the curb. (forces right rear tire
into the curb on a roll)
Parked downhill, turn wheels to the
right against the curb. (forces right
front tire against the curb on a roll).
Drivers' ED 101.

 

[David Womby]

Thanks but I learned that too and did it daily back when I lived in downtown San Francisco (top of Pine St).

David

 

[DynaBro]

My cool neighbor had a Harley catch fire out of nowhere a couple months ago. Parked in the garage. He managed to put it out before too much damage was done and then discovered his wife somehow had a 70K policy on it and should have let it burn. Just some suped up FXR. I'm pretty good with bikes and still have no idea how it happened. Have a couple of theories but there's not enough left to test.

 

[440 4 speed]

Parked uphill, turn wheels to the right
against the curb. (forces right rear tire
into the curb on a roll)
Parked downhill, turn wheels to the
right against the curb. (forces right
front tire against the curb on a roll).
Drivers' ED 101.

I took driver’s ed after I got my license so I could get cheaper insurance.

 

[1STMP]

I took driver’s ed after I got my license so I could get cheaper insurance.

I took drivers ED in highschool.
1970.
12 simulator stations. 3 on the tree
column shift with gas, brake, and
clutch pedals.
An auto trans in the New Yorker for
the road test. That hood looked 9
miles wide sitting in the drivers' seat.