You are stopped facing downhill at a red light in a manual transmission truck. What is the safest way to get moving without rolling forward into cross traffic?

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1. Keep your foot on the brake until you can engage the clutch and accelerate smoothly together
2. Shift to neutral and coast forward until the light changes, trusting the truck's own weight to hold it steady on the grade
3. Rev the engine high while still in park
4. Release the brake and coast until the light changes

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