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If this was written by an American, yes. I don't know many people who know what "engine braking" is. A very slightly higher number of people I know are capable
by hackmiester 14y ago
If this was written by an American, yes. I don't know many people who know what "engine braking" is. A very slightly higher number of people I know are capable of driving a standard shift vehicle. Most people know what a manual transmission is, but not everyone.
- ry0ohki 14y agoThis was my first thought too. People use their brakes way too much (and usually because they drive automatic transmissions)
- X-Istence 14y agoEach time you use the brakes, the energy has to be dissipated somehow, and that is done by heating up the brake pads and rotors. I know people that will use brakes the entire way down a mountain, even in a stick shift but even more so in an automatic... and then wonder why it smells like overheating brakes and why their rotors are glowing red. Then comes the weird feeling while braking because the rotors are warped...
- Isamu 14y agoThe US is a big place. Those who live in mountain states certainly know to downshift rather than burn out their brakes.
- hackmiester 14y agoI live in a state that has a few mountains (not a mountainous state, though). A lot of people I know just have shitty brakes now. I have no idea why knowledge of downshifting is not getting out. Even an automatic transmission will support it.
- eitland 14y agoWe hardly have automatic transmissions in Scandinavia, in fact I had to explain it to my wife just the other day when she were using a rental car. Also you have to use manual in driving schools including at the exam or you will get a second class license that only counts for automatic cars.