Who is correct: Learning Driving and gear down
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Hey, mi arguing wif mi friend ... mi friend learning driving.
mi friend said to stop car, must down 1 gear shift then brake e.g. At Gear 4, must down to Gear 3 then stop.
mi say must down to gear 1 then stop..e.g. Gear 3...must shift down to Gear 2 then gear 1 then stop...
Who is right? (except for emergency brake)
Mi right, right? -
i think u are correct...Originally posted by sgboy2004:Hey, mi arguing wif mi friend ... mi friend learning driving.
mi friend said to stop car, must down 1 gear shift then brake e.g. At Gear 4, must down to Gear 3 then stop.
mi say must down to gear 1 then stop..e.g. Gear 3...must shift down to Gear 2 then gear 1 then stop...
Who is right? (except for emergency brake)
Mi right, right? -
my instructor taught me u can actually stop in gear 3... no need so mafan shift all the way down.. also i seldom see people gearing down all the way to first gear before stopping..Originally posted by sgboy2004:Hey, mi arguing wif mi friend ... mi friend learning driving.
mi friend said to stop car, must down 1 gear shift then brake e.g. At Gear 4, must down to Gear 3 then stop.
mi say must down to gear 1 then stop..e.g. Gear 3...must shift down to Gear 2 then gear 1 then stop...
Who is right? (except for emergency brake)
Mi right, right?
I guess its all up to the driving habits of the driver... -
thanks...but but but... for car test how... should the student gear down 1 level at least then stop?Originally posted by HeXy:my instructor taught me u can actually stop in gear 3... no need so mafan shift all the way down.. also i seldom see people gearing down all the way to first gear before stopping..
I guess its all up to the driving habits of the driver... -
yah lor, Gear 1 got heavy engine brake mah, then better to slow car down and then stop mah...see, mi o level nia can think of this... mi friend University oso canot tink like miOriginally posted by Mospeada:i think u are correct... -
not really, suppose u approaching ambient light, when u at gear 3, u can shift to gear 2 then brake slowly.Originally posted by sgboy2004:Hey, mi arguing wif mi friend ... mi friend learning driving.
mi friend said to stop car, must down 1 gear shift then brake e.g. At Gear 4, must down to Gear 3 then stop.
mi say must down to gear 1 then stop..e.g. Gear 3...must shift down to Gear 2 then gear 1 then stop...
Who is right? (except for emergency brake)
Mi right, right?
but it's best to shift to gear 1 to keep ur car lifespan in good condition. -
i think when ur car stop, u must always position it to gear 1. last time me toopid forget to position to 1st gear, then start the car at 2nd or 3rd gear.Originally posted by sgboy2004:yah lor, Gear 1 got heavy engine brake mah, then better to slow car down and then stop mah...see, mi o level nia can think of this... mi friend University oso canot tink like mi
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so conclusion is wat? Shift down 1 gear? Or shift all the way down?
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it's advisable to down one gear. but depend on road condition, if u going downslope, it's not advisable to down ur gear but brake at 3rd gear slowly.Originally posted by sgboy2004:so conclusion is wat? Shift down 1 gear? Or shift all the way down? -
For me i would skip the 1st gear, cos unless you've got good foot control, it's like the same as doing a hard brake.... instead of pushing yr foot down, you release it
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actually i got tis damn bad habit, everytime i shifted my gear, i tended to look at the gear n move my steering wheel to the left wifout realised it, kena scolded badly by instructors.Originally posted by tomsss:For me i would skip the 1st gear, cos unless you've got good foot control, it's like the same as doing a hard brake.... instead of pushing yr foot down, you release it
at one time nearly hit a lorry... -
the tester oni wan to noe if u noe how to use engine brake
if will be moving at gear 4 at the most....
when u see red light brake as usual n den shift to gear 3 concurenly to help in the overall braking....if u happy change to gear 2 when the speed is suitable to change.....else ur car will jerk a lot
stop in gear 3 will be enough..... -
always stop in gear 3 or gear 2 when u at gear 4...
most QDL drivers just push gear to neutral gear to stop
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i downshift to gear 2 and use engine brake and foot brake den come to a stop.
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If too short a distance and travelling say 60 or 70km while approaching traffic junction, then traffic lights turn to amber, for braking, usually either down to gear 3, then depress clutch and stop, put into netural, hand brake 'on'. Otherwise, usually from gear 4, to 3, then to 2 and then stop, and put to netural. Have been driving for 25 years, Never heard of put to gear 1 to stop. Gear 1 usually for pick up or for emergency engine brake. My views....
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I am a driver for 3 years already... Now I am still driving an auto and a manual... I remembered that when I learned driving, the rule was to reduce your gear to 2 or 3 before stopping... Never heard of the need to reduce it to gear 1... Just listen to the driving instructor... shouldnt be wrong... stop speculating yourself....
What I do now when I drive a manual is that I will stop at any gear I like.... I never use engine break liao... wat a bother.... when I was learning to drive, I was told never to let the car roll on free gear before I break... must always use engine break.... but now, i always let the car roll... tht's the best way to drive man! -
Damn - it's been too long since I've had to take a test. Whatever speed I'm in, I usually keep it in a gear where the engine revs over 3000 rpm for as long as possible. If for any reason I have to speed up at the last minute, I know I'll have a reasonably responsive engine on hand.
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That just makes the brakes work harder.Originally posted by freakass:but now, i always let the car roll... tht's the best way to drive man! -
shift down one gear can already...if at 4th change to 3rd
if at 3rd no need to change -
correct!!!!Originally posted by tofushop193:shift down one gear can already...if at 4th change to 3rd
if at 3rd no need to change
this is the way
guess TS nv driven b4, in order to shift to gear 1.. ur car must be damn freaking slow or else engine brake will be very pronounced... and exert unecessary stress on the gear box... 3rd or 2nd can stop liaoz
and then TS might ask i let my car go veh slow then shift to gear 1 la... i think ur car for gear 1 speed is so slow that juz a gentle tap on the brakes will cause it to stop completely... so going to gear 1 is really LPPL.... -
My driving instructor always forces me to stop in 2nd gear, and lower the car into 3rd gear if I was in a higher gear when approaching a traffic light, regardless if it's red amber or green. I get quite annoyed because he is often angry when sometimes I forget to lower into 2nd and stop in 3rd gear, because I always read people saying that stopping in 3rd gear is fine, and I always see taxi drivers doing it
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me don't care...
me clutch in. brake and stop then neutral. -
My colleague lagi best, shift to neutral and freewheel all the way to red lights.
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What i remember when we learn at driving ctrs, hmm letme trigger.. yea.. while driving at near traffic lights, when about to stop (travellin at gear 4).. always drop to gear 3 (let the car run and the engine brake activates).. den gear two... and let it roll.. brake lightly and clutch in... brake again and stop. While the car stops, then push down to gear 1.. and HOLD UR CLUTCH & Brake there untill the traffic lights turn green. den... byting point den co-ordinate (step on the accelarator) .. and there u go...
But as for now... my style or commonly our style.. (after u pass) from gear 5... when the traffic light turn yellow.. IS EITHER U SPEED OR U slow down.. judge ur distance.. lol!... but when u are about to stop.. (from gear 5) what i do is.. straight away...brake lightly(see the situation)... (DUN LET UR CAR STALL) .. and clutch in... den continue to press the brake deeply again.. and about to stop...and fully stop (continue to clutch in and KEEP THE BRAKES ON) and its ur choice either u want to put to neutral or 1st gear. But for me.. i always put to 1st gear.. for fast pick up.. when light turn green...
Drive safely though....
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ermmmmm.... tats wat i usually do...Originally posted by ditzy:My colleague lagi best, shift to neutral and freewheel all the way to red lights. 