[Binny]

I agree. It's all about anticipating what you are going to do.
If you tell the car you are about to go by easing off the brake pressure a couple of seconds beforehand it will be ready to go. (In the same way that an idle stop/start system restarts when you ease off brake pressure).

It's like how in a manual car you start to let out the clutch to the friction point as you see a gap coming up. Then you are ready to take off quickly when the gap arrives.

I certainly have not experienced any situations I would call dangerous and my wife doesn't have any issues with it either.

Its the safest car I have ever had. I'm far more comfortable having my kiddies in the back of it than in the falcon wagon we used to have.