You can, it has really good slow control, except when the brake is even slightly applied. Just applying the brake, at all, inhibits power to the motor. The slow-start, must be time based, beginning when the throttle is opened, the result is - the system assumes you are moving when you are not, and as you release the brake, the power comes on with a massive jolt.
Similar to the Rascal, you have no manual brakes at all, just the automatic one, the control is go, or stop, with the brake only acting on the driven wheels. Mine is very different. A throttle to go, but the motor only drives, or it freewheels.To slow down, you have to use the brakes, two hydraulic on the front, two cable/drum brakes at the rear. The later also serves as a handbrake, you squeeze it on, then push a peg in, to have it stay on. Both brake levers, operate the brake light, and both inhibit the motor drive.
