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> In this case, the driver overshot neutral and threw the vehicle into reverse. FWIW my 3-pedal daily driver is impervious to this failure mode. If the engine
by steelframe 2y ago
> In this case, the driver overshot neutral and threw the vehicle into reverse.
FWIW my 3-pedal daily driver is impervious to this failure mode. If the engine starts doing anything I don't expect my instinctive reaction is to push in the clutch pedal, which I am always prepared to do in a split second because I keep my left foot resting lightly on it. In the extremely unlikely situation where the clutch pedal also doesn't work I can still yank the shifter into neutral. The only way to get to get it into reverse is to pull up on a collar on the shaft of the stick and then shift into the "first gear" position, which I'm definitely not going to do while panicking.