![]() ![]() "How you do it does make a difference, but it's not a Highway Traffic Act issue it's a significant wear-and-tear issue and a road-test issue – and it can be a serious safety issue. "It is a contentious issue," JC Gobeil, owner of ProShift driving school in Ottawa, said in an e-mail. If you and your husband are giving each other the gears over the right way to stop in a standard, you're not alone. My argument: Keeping the car always in gear means if I need to quickly manoeuvre (like if I'm about to be rear-ended), I'm ready to go. His argument: Neutral saves gas and grinding of gears plus you don't have to keep your foot on the clutch. ![]() ![]() I gear down as I approach the intersection and then apply the clutch and brake to a stop, gearing down so I wait out the light in first gear. Even compare it to a game released 1 year before it, AC, and that still has much smoother controls. My husband kicks it into neutral a couple hundred metres from the intersection and rolls to where the car needs to stop, then applies the brake. Members Joined: Making the GTA fanboys dance Posted Murad96 said: I mean they didnt feel smooth at all, or really responsive. My husband and I bicker over the right way to drive a standard when approaching a red light or stop sign. ![]()
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