Originally Posted by
aztimm
When I was in Rio in June, I had 2 women drivers. One was such a timid driver...she put the parking break on every single time she stopped, even for a few seconds.
My understanding is that applying the parking brake is actually the way drivers are taught in Brasil, and may actually be the law. At least that's what I remember one of my Brasilian friends told me when I asked why he was applying the parking brake at each traffic light.