Is shifting into neutral and using breaks bad?
08-07-2007, 09:02 PM
#42
Originally Posted by MrDude_1
it has ZERO effect on the throwout bearing, since you're leaving it in gear (NOT riding the pedal)
08-21-2007, 11:07 PM
#43
Originally Posted by Mike454SS
a lot of states they require you to be in gear...this means you are holding the clutch pedal on the floor with the shifter in first and your right foot on the brakes holding the car from rolling.
Let's see an example of this "law".
08-22-2007, 09:59 AM
#44
Originally Posted by digitalsolo
That makes NO sense at all. They require you to keep your foot on the brake. Being in gear with the clutch in won't do a damn thing in an accident except slam you into the car in front of you if you let go of the clutch. I suppose you could perhaps pull forward out of the way of a non-stopping car quicker with your foot on the clutch and it in gear already, but if you're 1. paying attention to what's coming behind you, 2. not the first car in line or 3. going to die by pulling in front of a semi if you dart out of the way, it's a moot point anyway. That sounds like a misinterpeted law to me. Now keeping your foot on the brake (to stop rolling forward and keep your brake lights lit) makes sense.
Let's see an example of this "law".
Let's see an example of this "law".
most state laws say you need to be in gear WHILE IN MOTION...
most of them also say you need your foot on the brake while stopped... for exactly the domino effect accidents you described.
the ingear while in motion laws are there to stop people from riding their brakes downhill, and having them overheat/fail.
