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22nd April 2022, 22:27 | #61 | |
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someone that drives an auto and engine brakes, now that is as rare as a month of Sundays. I have never been in an auto driven by someone else where they have engine braked. I dont think most drivers of autos know that they can engine brake. I was going to ask is those that drive autos engine brake. macafee2 |
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Of course as speed reduces during braking the automatic gearbox will change down in most (but not all) cases. This is usually imperceptible but confirmed by the lack of an uncomfortable downchange when reapplying power. Simon
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All this gobbledegook about ‘block changing’ , proves what we older drivers know. That if you are not in the right gear, at the right time, you are not ‘in charge’ of your vehicle. I was taught by an omnibus (bus) inspector in the late 50s. He was our next door neighbour. He sat in my vehicle for around an hour and a half telling me about driving, and the techniques involved. One of the lessons was about ‘using the gearbox to not only accelerate, but to slow down when coming to traffic lights, stop signs and the like. Perhaps some clever person can tell me how you can still be ‘in control’ of your vehicle, if you are not in the correct gear for a set speed at which you are travelling? You can not be still ‘in charge’ of your vehicle if you are not in a gear that corresponds to the speed you are travelling at. I.E. block changing from 4-2 or 3-1. Load of utter rubbish, and if as has been stated on here, it is taught by people teaching people learning to drive, then it flies in the face of sensibility, and should be omitted from any test ,while taking a road test to gain a licence.
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Absolutely right David. Unfortunately we are in an era where the policymakers think that the wheel needs to be reinvented. In an earlier post I described a common situation where "block changing" does not leave the driver in proper control of the vehicle, whereas the way you and I were taught leaves us prepared for any eventuality. Simon
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But the engine is still sipping fuel when left in gear! Otherwise it would stop! Nothing wrong with coasting, makes perfect sense in some situations and I'm not at all convinced that the supposed safety concerns have any validity.
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Hello Charlie,
Coasting, that is making progress with the engine disconnected from the driving wheels, is actually dangerous. Braking distances are increased markedly together with the tendency for the car to understeer to an alarming degree. What is the point of it? Simon
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I was assuming lipsee was using one of these two methods. macafee2 |
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If you dont think coasting is a safety concern, go somewhere quiet and see what cornering speeds you can achieve coasting and driving around the corner. Worse, is part way round the corner is to coast. You need to be going at speed so you need a big un off area. Try it. macafee2 |
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