Our local high street has a central parking strip where you park at right angles to the traffic. There is a gentle slope across the road. Cars run away on a regular basis, I’d guess half a dozen a year make it as a photo on the local community online noticeboard. How many do it without being photographed is unknown.
They creep across the road and nestle against street furniture or cars parked at the side. It’s a wonder no serious accident has occurred.
Hearsay is that most have the handbrake applied but that cooling brake discs contract. A lightly applied handbrake then lets the car slip away. I am not sure this is the case but it’s a common view and is consistent with cars not rolling away immediately but after some minutes parked.
I have always left my car in gear.
As for restarting I was taught that it was best practice to depress the clutch and in any case some (or all.) modern cars wont let you start in gear.
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