How to get used to auto cars after passing driving?
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As you all know, getting a driving licence in Sin is damn expensive and worst, must learn using manual cars. So how do you people change from manual to auto cars after obtaining yr licence? Do you need to go for refresher course to do the switch? I was told driving auto cars is like driving a toy car. I just hare having to change gears especially cornering and on slopes. Thanks.
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u dun even have to change gears at all for auto...
just step and relase the accelerator when necessary...
no need for any conversion but just be reminded that once u lift your foot off the brakes, it will slowly creep forward... -
very easy. simply switched from day one.
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No need to attend course to make the switch. Just remember a few things:Originally posted by Newdriver:As you all know, getting a driving licence in Sin is damn expensive and worst, must learn using manual cars. So how do you people change from manual to auto cars after obtaining yr licence? Do you need to go for refresher course to do the switch? I was told driving auto cars is like driving a toy car. I just hare having to change gears especially cornering and on slopes. Thanks.
1) Always step on the brake when shifting between Park-Reverse-Drive. Most if not all auto gear should have safety feature that does not allow you to move out of Park unless the brake pedal is depressed.
2) Visually check; either indicator on dash or gear itself; that you have selected the right gear (R or D) -- choose wrong gear + step on accelerator = disaster.
3) You cannot push start auto gear.
4) As mentioned by another contributor, auto gear car creeps forward when D is engaged. The speed varies from make to make, but usually quite slow.
5) Use right foot for both accelerator and brake pedals. Left foot can rest on foot rest.
Switching from manual to auto gear not difficult, you will get use to it real fast.
Most challenging: driving rental manual gear left-hand drive cars overseas, imagine changing manual gear with right hand and driving on the other side. -
creep forward like as when u are engaging half-clutch is it? then if i apply brake, the engine won't stall like manual does?Originally posted by s|nNeD:u dun even have to change gears at all for auto...
just step and relase the accelerator when necessary...
no need for any conversion but just be reminded that once u lift your foot off the brakes, it will slowly creep forward... -
yeah easier said than done. i still need to know more about auto coz driving manual u need to clutch in first, engage 1st gear then half clutch and acc to move off. wif auto, no need to clutch in and then feel like my left foot 'bo cho kang' leh!Originally posted by HENG@:very easy. simply switched from day one.
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wah, now u make me more scared liao. choose wrong gear + step on acc = disaster!Originally posted by tkw88:No need to attend course to make the switch. Just remember a few things:
1) Always step on the brake when shifting between Park-Reverse-Drive. Most if not all auto gear should have safety feature that does not allow you to move out of Park unless the brake pedal is depressed.
2) Visually check; either indicator on dash or gear itself; that you have selected the right gear (R or D) -- choose wrong gear + step on accelerator = disaster.
3) You cannot push start auto gear.
4) As mentioned by another contributor, auto gear car creeps forward when D is engaged. The speed varies from make to make, but usually quite slow.
5) Use right foot for both accelerator and brake pedals. Left foot can rest on foot rest.
Switching from manual to auto gear not difficult, you will get use to it real fast.
Most challenging: driving rental manual gear left-hand drive cars overseas, imagine changing manual gear with right hand and driving on the other side. -
auto?
wah lao! no need lah.
i let my friend who had no license drive he also can do it man. somemore that is the 1st time he touching the wheel and he is able to drive around liao.
just know that D = drive
R = reverse
P = park
1, 2, N = u dun need to know about it. u wont touch it anyway. -
1,2 for steep slope... manual car also have such feature mah... to give ur car an extra booast when drive up steep slopes.Originally posted by digicharat:auto?
wah lao! no need lah.
i let my friend who had no license drive he also can do it man. somemore that is the 1st time he touching the wheel and he is able to drive around liao.
just know that D = drive
R = reverse
P = park
1, 2, N = u dun need to know about it. u wont touch it anyway.
N gear- some ppl wun use tat. juz use to "free" ur gear when ur car stop at traffic lights so u wun step on ur brake for too long.
last.... ur friend sibey heong... u were lucky he din send ur car to the repair shop -
i basically dun use 1, 2, N. too troublesome liao. hahaha.Originally posted by xian89:1,2 for steep slope... manual car also have such feature mah... to give ur car an extra booast when drive up steep slopes.
N gear- some ppl wun use tat. juz use to "free" ur gear when ur car stop at traffic lights so u wun step on ur brake for too long.
last.... ur friend sibey heong... u were lucky he din send ur car to the repair shop
anyway no worries. i was sitting beside him guiding him. -
really? but its done already. anyways u din get any autocar lessons?Originally posted by Newdriver:yeah easier said than done. i still need to know more about auto coz driving manual u need to clutch in first, engage 1st gear then half clutch and acc to move off. wif auto, no need to clutch in and then feel like my left foot 'bo cho kang' leh!
the whole trick is to remember to step on the brakes if u want the car to stay still, and everything else will sort itself out. -
only one lesson on auto but not enuff leh. i guess u must drive it more often in order to get the hang of it. i just passed so confused how to switch fm manual. during my lessons, i kept clutching in until damn scared and left foot numbed.Originally posted by HENG@:really? but its done already. anyways u din get any autocar lessons?
the whole trick is to remember to step on the brakes if u want the car to stay still, and everything else will sort itself out. -
something for you...i find that on auto cars the brake are not as good.there are no engine brakes...so always break early till you get used to the braking distance...
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aiyoh like that har!....chum liao.....i'm used to applying engine brake first then foot brake.Originally posted by altis183:something for you...i find that on auto cars the brake are not as good.there are no engine brakes...so always break early till you get used to the braking distance...
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it bery easy....auto car..me first day pass my test....drive auto car le...and i can say i drive better than compare to the manual i drive....just brake and acclerate...and dun worry..the brake in a auto car..are a bit more stronger than those of manual car...
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well i only have auto cars at home so from day 1 i had to use auto. in fact i dun find it a problem switching to auto at all.Originally posted by Newdriver:only one lesson on auto but not enuff leh. i guess u must drive it more often in order to get the hang of it. i just passed so confused how to switch fm manual. during my lessons, i kept clutching in until damn scared and left foot numbed. -
Well, I was told that it is hard to drive the auto car and get into accidents more easily. Like the geylang accident, wah...because it is driving auto car and gotten into accident as it is hard to drive and not used to it.
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its not hard. but, its true that its easier to get into accidents for auto.Originally posted by eveningstar:Well, I was told that it is hard to drive the auto car and get into accidents more easily. Like the geylang accident, wah...because it is driving auto car and gotten into accident as it is hard to drive and not used to it. -
it is not hard to drive auto car.Originally posted by eveningstar:Well, I was told that it is hard to drive the auto car and get into accidents more easily. Like the geylang accident, wah...because it is driving auto car and gotten into accident as it is hard to drive and not used to it.
in fact it is so easy that everyone is able to drive it. even a drunk man like the geylang incident os able to.
this explains the high accident rate lor.
if it was manuel, i guess they will even have problem moving off and keeping the engine from stalling. -
Haha.. At Least Auto cars dun have the chance to stall lor... At first quite funny when i switched to a Auto car for a week.. When i park, i put the gear at N instead of P
Then i left the car for a few hours.. When i start the car, there will be some noises lor... sianz... kana fuck by Dad because of that.... Then one think i miss was the ability to engine brake.... so frequently i used engine brake that i instantly forgot and depressed brake and accel at the same time 
Damn it la... I prefer by Manual
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Indifferent bet manual n auto cars...both r ez to drive
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now i'm confused liao....some say ez some say difficult. its so contradicting. i guess practice makes perfectOriginally posted by quek:Indifferent bet manual n auto cars...both r ez to drive -
heng, u sound like an expert on cars. why is it easier to get into accidents for auto? is it the braking system or the complacency of driving a 'toy' car? just tis morning i witnessed an accident along hougang towards ang mo kio. a civic 'kissed' the backside of a pick-up and its whole bonnet was jutted out whilst the pick-up only had a slight dent. so does it mean the civic drove too fast and braked too hard and too late?Originally posted by HENG@:its not hard. but, its true that its easier to get into accidents for auto. -
Only 'N' then wont creep...
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actually, one reason is, like u said, simply becos it can get too relaxing to drive an auto car, and becoome careless. Also, it can be easy to forget to step on the brakes while the car is stationary, instead of holding the clutch in in a manual car.Originally posted by Newdriver:heng, u sound like an expert on cars. why is it easier to get into accidents for auto? is it the braking system or the complacency of driving a 'toy' car? just tis morning i witnessed an accident along hougang towards ang mo kio. a civic 'kissed' the backside of a pick-up and its whole bonnet was jutted out whilst the pick-up only had a slight dent. so does it mean the civic drove too fast and braked too hard and too late?
as for the accident u witnessed, well, civics are known to have softer body panels. pickups are made of tougher steel or other materials. sometimes, the aftermath of an accident can be deceiving as to the speed of impact. what looks bad may have actually happened at low speeds, or vice versa. of course, if the car is a total write off, that high speed was involved is in no doubt. For the civic, unless u actually witnessed it, u can't be sure. it could be that the pickup jammed brakes and the civic was tailgating, it could be other scenarios. we don't know for sure.