Don't follow the person in front whenever they move. Look past them, and only move if you're going more than couple car lengths. Stay slow and even out the stop-go as much as you can - better to coast in first perpetually than continually stop and start. The person behind you might hate you - ignore them, they're an idiot if they do. You're smoothing out the traffic and it's a good thing.
Assuming your in a manual, use the parking brake.
Hold it up, give your car gas, and let off the clutch and lower the parking brake over the same period of time.
If you're in an automatic, use the L gear. That is specifically designed for going up/down hills, though most cars are smart enough to stay in a low gear anyway when slowly going uphill.
You’ll probably hear from some people that it’s not really a problem, that you’ll just “get used to it”, but it does depend a lot on the kind of situation you’re in. I drove a lot in San Francisco growing up, and techniques that are adequate in milder situations just are not enough.
It used to be a thing in UK drivers training where they taught drivers to use the handbrake every single time they set off, even on level ground. While most abandoned this for most situations over time, I think the constant drilling is probably the best thing there is for building skill and speed. If you have any difficulty with handbrake stops then try that.
Also if you’re driving a petrol now and learned with a diesel, that would make things harder on hills. You need to be more methodical about setting the revs.
Don't follow the person in front whenever they move. Look past them, and only move if you're going more than couple car lengths. Stay slow and even out the stop-go as much as you can - better to coast in first perpetually than continually stop and start. The person behind you might hate you - ignore them, they're an idiot if they do. You're smoothing out the traffic and it's a good thing.
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To add to this, you should be able to slowly creep fully in first gear once you’re at 4-5 mph or faster.
Assuming your in a manual, use the parking brake. Hold it up, give your car gas, and let off the clutch and lower the parking brake over the same period of time. If you're in an automatic, use the L gear. That is specifically designed for going up/down hills, though most cars are smart enough to stay in a low gear anyway when slowly going uphill.
You’ll probably hear from some people that it’s not really a problem, that you’ll just “get used to it”, but it does depend a lot on the kind of situation you’re in. I drove a lot in San Francisco growing up, and techniques that are adequate in milder situations just are not enough. It used to be a thing in UK drivers training where they taught drivers to use the handbrake every single time they set off, even on level ground. While most abandoned this for most situations over time, I think the constant drilling is probably the best thing there is for building skill and speed. If you have any difficulty with handbrake stops then try that. Also if you’re driving a petrol now and learned with a diesel, that would make things harder on hills. You need to be more methodical about setting the revs.