manual question.

Crash

Not at all. No where in my method do you ride the clutch. My method is simply this:

When you're at a stop - Left foot clutch in, right foot brake on.
When you're on a hill - Left foot clutch in, right foot brake on.
When you're going - Right foot gas.

At no point do I say that you should be at a stop while clutching and gassing. Riding the clutch is when you're "halfing" the clutch and gas with the goal of not using the brake and not moving forward or backwards.

My point was that you should ALWAYS be in gear. That's not riding the clutch at all.

And to clear the "terms" up, the only way you can be in neutral is when the shifter is not in gear. Clutching in while in gear is not a method of being in neutral as "neutral" is a transmission term.

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pluckyduck

In my opinion it depends on the situation. Here in the Atlanta area if I'm at a stoplight that I know is going to be at least 2-3 minutes then I keep the car in neutral until I know the light is about to change then I go ahead and engage the clutch a couple of seconds before the light changes. No way am I going to sit there with the clutch in for 3 minutes...

Forrest

I see what your saying, i just assumed foot in the clutch was considered riding. I read some where maybe even on here, while your driving dont even let your foot rest on the clutch put it on the dead pedal so you dont press in.

But obviously as your saying theres no gas involved in your scenario where the other ones there is.

Crash

^^^ Correct on both counts. Don't rest your foot on the clutch and with the clutch completely disengaged, you can't ride it.

There's a "dead peddle" in all manuals where you can rest your foot. It's to the left of the clutch and usually puts your foot about 3/4 the distance of the clutch travel. First time I was learning to drive manual I had no idea about that and my leg was getting really tired. LOL

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Forrest

luckly for me i read first so i have been making full use of it. But i have to say reading and doing are WAY to different things.

I am going to attempt to perfect your method for minor hills.

kustomZ

Hmmm, I haven't been around lately, but it seems like my post about the e-brake start has been misunderstood.

You do NOT ride the clutch at any point while doing this. The e-brake simply keeps the car in place while you take off like normal, then as soon as the clutch engages, you let off the e-brake. If you're a good enough driver, you'll rarely/never need it, but I still use this technique on HUGE hills when someone is right behind me. It's a nice trick for the beginner, so they don't stall the car or back into the person behind them because they feel rushed.

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