During my driving lessons and test[many moons ago] I was always taught to put car in neutral and engage handbrake when at traffic lights,road junctions with a stop sign[i.e. not a give way junction]etc.Mind you I was also taught not to allow my hands past the 12o'clock position when turning the steering wheel too.I was also told never to tow an auto with its driven wheels on the ground without disconnecting the propshaft/drive shafts,however my Omega auto is capable of being towed at[can't recall which way round the figures are]either 40m.p.h. for 50miles or it might be 50m.p.h for 40miles it's one of the two,and I believe many modern autos are the same.Must admit in the Omega[my V70 is a manual]I do tend to leave it in D and stand on the footbrake at traffic lights and such and I've never yet had to replace a warped disc for any reason.
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