Cavalier start

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A cavalier start or cavalier start (also called show-off start or traffic light start ) is a particularly quick and noticeable start with a vehicle. The term is derived from a time when the mounted soldier ( cavalier , French chevalier ) spurred his horse and stormed away.

Road traffic

In motor vehicles, a cavalier start is understood to mean starting up with the tires spinning or screeching. Depending on the vehicle and the surface, this can lead to considerable noise and smoke development. Time and again, technologies appeared in the automotive industry that made for a quick start, such as Launch Control, which originated in car racing and is also available in some sports cars . However, it is precisely the handling of the chassis and gearshifts in Launch Control technology that makes a start as inconspicuous as possible without spinning tires.

According to StVO , according to § 30 Paragraph 1 Clause 1, unnecessary noise and avoidable exhaust emissions are prohibited when using vehicles. Since an avoidable noise immission occurs during a cavalier start due to screeching tires, this constitutes an administrative offense. According to the nationwide catalog of fines, a warning with a fine with a standard rate of 10 € is provided for.

If there is even an accident as a result of a cavalier start , the participant in this way often has to pay for the costs incurred in the event of his own damage, as the insurance is released from the service.

With a different objective and in a modified form, such a starting behavior is specifically used in vehicle testing, → Article:  Bang start .

Gliding

As a racing start is referred to in the gliding a winch launch , in which the plane is hired immediately after take-off steeply, rather than being brought there only gradually with increasing height in the final climb position.

Since a very large angle of attack occurs during a cavalier take-off , there is an acute risk of a stall with subsequent loss of control, which can hardly be corrected because of the low altitude at this point in time.

Although great emphasis is placed on raising awareness of this problem in training, the cavalier start is always a cause of accidents.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ See for example Launch Control in the Renault Clio RS (2013).
  2. ↑ Kavalierstart not insured ( Memento from July 10, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )

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