Driving test gear selection
Discussion
I've recently been teaching my girlfriend to drive and she's now getting to the stage where we're taking in faster roads and dual carriageways.
I understand that current recommended practice is to use the "gears to go and brakes to slow" method - i.e. slow for a hazard and then only once at the correct speed select the appropriate gear and continue through.
This works well enough most of the time but feels a bit odd when slowing from higher speeds to near stationery. For example, we were travelling along a stretch of 70 mph dual carriageway and approached a line of standing traffic, is it still right to stay in sixth until you've come to a halt and only then engage first, even if it means having to dip the clutch at ~30mph?
After thinking about it I tend to select another intermediate gear to minimise the time spent coasting but can anyone confirm what's currently being taught?
I understand that current recommended practice is to use the "gears to go and brakes to slow" method - i.e. slow for a hazard and then only once at the correct speed select the appropriate gear and continue through.
This works well enough most of the time but feels a bit odd when slowing from higher speeds to near stationery. For example, we were travelling along a stretch of 70 mph dual carriageway and approached a line of standing traffic, is it still right to stay in sixth until you've come to a halt and only then engage first, even if it means having to dip the clutch at ~30mph?
After thinking about it I tend to select another intermediate gear to minimise the time spent coasting but can anyone confirm what's currently being taught?
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