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Originally Posted by Number 6
What learner drivers are taught nowadays is to ... brake to slow down and then go directly to the gear you then need say 4th straight to 2nd ...
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That technique has two disadvantages.
- Traffic conditions alter at short notice so not changing down through the gearbox can leave you in the wrong gear.
- It doesn't give the benefit of engine braking or the best vehicle control through being in the correct gear for the road speed at any given time (particularly when descending a hill
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The authorities have missed the point. Changing down progressively has got nothing to do with compensating for old fashioned "inefficient" brakes.
Simon