Agreed, however, we all know that operators will merely push the inching pedal to disconnect the tranny from ther motor, and torque up the engine to speed up the lift cylinder. So, are they going to 'cry' if they lose the 5 points? Doubt it. And comes the following workday, you can rest assure that the parking brake will not be applied.

Although they are suppose to, I request my trainees to place the tranny in neutral (the next best thing), and although I doubt that experienced operators will follow suit, hopefully the novice operators will get into this good habit.

Am I going to trounce around ensuring that the parking brake is fully engaged, not...however, it is very easy to spot an individual not neutralizing the forklift. Especially when the reversing alarm stays on while the forks are elevating, or descending along the mast.