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You can engine brake in any "manumatic" like Subaru with their flappy paddle CVT. You could drive a manual without engine braking more than a normal automatic;
by tmerc 3y ago
You can engine brake in any "manumatic" like Subaru with their flappy paddle CVT. You could drive a manual without engine braking more than a normal automatic; nothing forces you to downshift. You could also only up shift and use neutral when braking with actual brakes, which I think a lot of people do when learning manual.
Indications that the car in front of you is breaking include brake lights, distance between you and them, and weight transfer to the front (nose down, rear up). Only one of those is affected by the thick pedal.
- rcme 3y agoIt's illegal to drive in neutral. And of course you can engine break in automatic cars, but you're not likely to.
- mrguyorama 3y ago>It's illegal to drive in neutral What law says that?
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- Sohcahtoa82 3y agoDunno about other states, but in Oregon, it is explicitly forbidden to coast in neutral downhill https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_811.495 https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_811.495 > A person commits the offense of unlawful coasting on a downgrade if the person is the driver of a vehicle on a downgrade and the person coasts with the gears or transmission of the motor vehicle in neutral or with the clutch disengaged. However, this only refers to going downhill. It says nothing about approaching a red light or any other scenario where you might consider choosing to coast.