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Originally posted by DaveDatsun:
Learn a technique called 'heel and toe'. In reality you use one side of your right foot on the brake and the other side on the gas(when you are stopped). Pivot or twist your foot to release the brake and give the engine some gas, let up on the clutch at the same time. Takes timing, coordination and practice. Master this skill and you'll never roll-back or stall.

dave and xtoy - then go on to double-clutch downshifts
I wouldn't say Never. Never say Never. I've driven manual trans since I could learn to drive, when I came to the US I actually had to learn how to drive Auto! lol. I use the Heal / Toe technique, but when you get a new pair of shoes it can sometimes all go wrong. Best to over-rev a little while practising to make sure you don't stall out.

In the UK they make you do a hill start during your driving test, along with reversing around a corner (Something you never actually do in real life) and a bunch of other crap, I actually feel that it prepares you tho alot better than the test here, which any idiot realistically could pass. I drive to work 18 miles each way here in Arizona and see at least 3 or 4 accidents per week, I drove the same distance to work every day on wet roads in England and maybe saw 3 or 4 accidents total in 2 years! No wonder insurance here is expensive.