New driver questions on clutch help please don't want to burn it out..
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Because you aren't braking properly! You're preventing engine braking which decreases stopping distance compared to coasting.go for a drive with your dad
the odds of having a poor instructor and a poor tester and a dad that doesn't ask !!!!!! are you doing must be astronomical0 -
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Unless you are coming to a stop/crawl or going down a steep incline, you shouldn't have to touch the clutch or gears at all once you're in top gear.
There is no way you'd pass the emergency stop test if you'd plonked both feet to the floor instantaneously.Don't you dare criticise what you cannot understand0 -
this evidently not true given that I passed first time and not once did I do what you guys are telling me to.
It may have been that your invigilator didn't notice you excessively coasting. There really isn't an excuse - it's dangerous for yourself and other road users.
Really, though, don't do it. Think about it logically - if you're coasting and something hits you from behind at high speed you'll bear the brunt of their kinetic energy and become a high speed projectile for someone else. If gears are engaged and someone hits you, the braking provided by the engine will slow you down more quickly than brakes alone and possibly save someone else's life.
You should only be depressing the clutch when changing gear or when slowing to a speed lower than being in first gear with your foot off the accelerator, and even then only for a fraction of a second when deploying your handbrake.0 -
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