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Shifting 200

posted by  someone claiming to be Al A. on  Sun Oct 20 02:00 CST 2002 [RELATED]

Usually, you downshift and use the brakes also.
Downshifting is good for reducing your speed before you get to sharp curves, especially in combination with braking. I don't drop more than one gear at a time for this kind of downshift, just use it to help slow the car and set it up for the curve.
The other kind of downshifting is where you're coming to a stop sign or a red light, and you either push in the clutch and use the brakes to slow the car, or drop to a lower gear to let the engine "compression brake" and then use the brakes to finish the stop, with the clutch held in.
As a beginner, I thought you had to progress down through the gears when coming to a stop. Really a tedious way to do it, and not necessary.
In a general way, you'd want the clutch to be either all the way to the floor or all the way up. Too much time in between wears it out too fast. Starting on an uphill incline may be the exception to this rule.
I hope this helped answer the question. No substitute for practice.






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