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In San Francisco signs dictate you do three things: curb your wheels, park in gear, set the parking brake. Hasn't failed me yet. If I'm facing uphill I'll usu
by inferiorhuman 7y ago
In San Francisco signs dictate you do three things: curb your wheels, park in gear, set the parking brake. Hasn't failed me yet. If I'm facing uphill I'll usually leave the car in reverse instead of first though.
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- zebnyc 7y agowhat about manual tranmission? Fellow SF resident asking. Thanks
- arijun 7y agoSounds like he's talking about manual transmission--in an automatic, you can't take out the keys if it's in drive (nor would you want to, as "park" is better for parking)
- arijun 7y agoWhy wouldn't you always leave the car in reverse? It has a lower gear ratio than 1st.
- eknkc 7y agoProbably has a higher chance to mess up the transmission in case of a load (small impact) due to that lower gear ratio.
- londons_explore 7y agoReverse typically has a higher gear ratio than first. Normally between 1st and 2nd in terms of ratio.
- inferiorhuman 7y agoWhy wouldn't you always leave the car in reverse? If I'm worried about the car rolling, I don't particularly want it turning the engine backwards. In terms of ratios I don't give it much thought. On pretty much every car I've driven first gear is shorter than reverse (typically first is > 4:1 vs reverse at < 4:1).