I was involved in a minor bump on my front recently....
I was trying to make a right turn across a 2 lane junction.... and worst of all I'm turning out from a moderate steep up slope along Jalan raja Chulan
The bloody Autostop really makes things worst by delaying the response to accelerate and at the same time i had to worry the car roll back... and hence overstep the accelerator.....

and bump into a saga.....
Luckily its just a light bump... and not much damage to Insight..... but the Saga's door is dented ...
Anyway from this... I have learnt that the ECON mode is not for ALL situations....
With the ECON mode OFF, the AutoStop and aircon auto off features will be disabled.
The autostop feature will only be in effect when a stop happens after a longer interval of continuous driving.......
I personally feel ECON works best on Highways....... for city driving i feel its still better to take it off...
I dun find the fuel savings was drastically affected..... i personally feel fuel savings still very much depends on how heavy is our foot on the accelerator.
Nevertheless.....
I feel Honda should seriouly consider providing the "Creep Aid System". The Honda Insight with the ECON mode enabled can really cause panic for uphill situations..
I also did a test... on extreme steep ramp situations.... indeed the car... does roll back.... without coming to a stop!
But I still love my Insight...

for the price... and features..... Guys do Read the Freaking manual and remember ECON mode may not be suitable for ALL situations..... just my 2 cents....
LOL bro...first of all I'm sorry to hear that your insight has suffered minor injuries. secondly, HONDA DOES PROVIDE CREEP AID SYSTEM in all insights.. i do find it useful even at junctions in SS2 where traffic is havoc...i personally think that you need to get use to the new car..=) no hard feelings though..=) Econ mode is whereby the system is more bias towards regenerative breaking to charge the battery behind in this case whereby most cars on the road loose energy during braking and will never get to recover back the energy lost during the braking process. I do have to admit that the ECON mode cuts off my COOL AIR but still allows air to circulate in the cabin by allowing the blower to continuosly function. Hence, Honda Engineers have incorporated a temperature sensor in the cabin which its exact position is right behind and below the wiper funtions with 3 or 4 horizontally cut lines and its actually
. I do wish you all the best and ENJOY DRIVING your insight as we all do! CHEERS!