Peteski
Active Member
You should *always* have your foot on the brake when stopped (e.g. at a red traffic light). If you were to get rear-ended while waiting, you would get pushed into the cross-traffic, not to mention having a greater chance of whiplash. Full disclosure: I currently drive a stick.
With creep off it only requires a light press on the brake to engage hill hold. Then you can sit there without touching any pedals until you are ready to drive off. It makes stop lights and junctions so much easier. As for being rear-ended, there are plenty of times I would prefer the brakes NOT to be on, but that requires some thought as to where you are going to get pushed!