http://www.studydriving.com/safety-on-the-road/engines-are-for-moving-brakes-are-for-stopping/ Your online resource for driving lessons, driving tips, driving safety and all things about automobiles Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:22:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.studydriving.com/safety-on-the-road/engines-are-for-moving-brakes-are-for-stopping/comment-page-1/#comment-2586 Study Driving » Post Topic » Driving over steep Inclines (Manual Transmission) Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:53:22 +0000 http://studydriving.com/safety-on-the-road/engines-are-for-moving-brakes-are-for-stopping/#comment-2586 [...] down the same incline, use the engine for additional braking power (the process is aptly called engine breaking which is quite complicated but necessary for economic engine operation) by selecting lower gears [...] [...] down the same incline, use the engine for additional braking power (the process is aptly called engine breaking which is quite complicated but necessary for economic engine operation) by selecting lower gears [...]

]]> http://www.studydriving.com/safety-on-the-road/engines-are-for-moving-brakes-are-for-stopping/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Fatoid Mon, 07 May 2007 06:01:46 +0000 http://studydriving.com/safety-on-the-road/engines-are-for-moving-brakes-are-for-stopping/#comment-70 A reminder that this also applies to automatic transmissions. (Just because you don't have a clutch pedal doesn't mean you're allowed to be clueless ;) ) When driving down a long mountain pass for example, you want to put the vehicle into second or even first gear to take advantage of engine braking. This can be safer than leaving the vehicle in drive and relying solely on the brakes all the way down. A reminder that this also applies to automatic transmissions. (Just because you don’t have a clutch pedal doesn’t mean you’re allowed to be clueless ) When driving down a long mountain pass for example, you want to put the vehicle into second or even first gear to take advantage of engine braking. This can be safer than leaving the vehicle in drive and relying solely on the brakes all the way down.

]]> http://www.studydriving.com/safety-on-the-road/engines-are-for-moving-brakes-are-for-stopping/comment-page-1/#comment-60   LifeSpy Links Round-up for the Day Sat, 28 Apr 2007 23:00:00 +0000 http://studydriving.com/safety-on-the-road/engines-are-for-moving-brakes-are-for-stopping/#comment-60 [...] Study Driving - Engines are for moving. Brakes are for stopping. [...] [...] Study Driving – Engines are for moving. Brakes are for stopping. [...]

]]> http://www.studydriving.com/safety-on-the-road/engines-are-for-moving-brakes-are-for-stopping/comment-page-1/#comment-43 ghee Thu, 19 Apr 2007 04:38:57 +0000 http://studydriving.com/safety-on-the-road/engines-are-for-moving-brakes-are-for-stopping/#comment-43 Thanx for the tip!! ;) Thanx for the tip!!

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