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5th is ideal for gas mileage, less rpms.

I'd advise against the handbrake though. What it does is manually apply your rear brakes. It is basically a very weak brake, so if someone rearends you while you're sitting there, you're going to go flying

Interestingly, not all cars have had handbrakes that operate the two rear brakes.
Some Saab's, Citroen's and older Subaru's are examples that have had "unconventional" arrangements.

I doubt Dan would need to worry about that though

You're right about using the main brakes, many people don't think about that scenario until after they've been in a pile-up