Server Suggestion Toggle brakes when vehicle is stopped

[GP]

Suggestion Title: Toggle brakes when vehicle is stopped
Suggestion Description: When stopped, or at very low speeds (e.g. <2mph), pressing the brake key would toggle it, while also playing a short sound effect.

To reduce confusion for new users, the brake could be automatically released when the engine is turned on, or a tooltip could be displayed informing them that the vehicle won't move while having the brake on (if they try to move the car repeatedly).

Example proposed sounds:
- Applying the brake (public domain): https://freesound.org/people/Mrthenoronha/sounds/405416/
- Releasing (CC attribution license, credit needed): https://freesound.org/people/dersuperanton/sounds/435844/

Why should this be added?:
- Will make stopping on ramps easier, without needing to constantly hold space.
- Could encourage more people to park with the brake on, which would make ramming parked cars more difficult.

What negatives could this have?:
- Users could get confused as to why their brakes work differently when stopped vs. when moving.
- Users could get confused as to why their vehicle isn't moving (when the brake has been applied unintentionally, the sound effect could help with this).

 

[Inchs]

Press space and hit e to get out and leave brakes on, all of this is either in the game or not needed although a sound would be nice

 

[Creepis]

This would cause some unfortunate situations that I could think off, for example if you're slowly creeping up and need to reverse quickly you'd instead be locked out from reversing and be stuck while the danger ahead gets closer and closer to you.

Holding space bar is fine IMO, we don't need more confusing controls on why your car suddenly stops from moving.

Instead you could make it so that your car automatically applies the parking brake whenever you turn off the engine.

 

[GP]

your car automatically applies the parking brake whenever you turn off the engine

That's a good solution to this issue

 

[Creepis]

I should probably add to this that cars should not apply the parking brake when they come into accidents or else we would be never be able to push them out of harms way which would cause more accidents.

Instead you could make it so that your car automatically applies the parking brake whenever you turn off the engine.

 

[GP]

This has been implemented in an excellent update:

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hate to spoil the surprise but it’s not v6 This sounds like something that someone who doesn't want to ruin the surprise would say

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