How to AVOID COASTING when DRIVING
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- Опубліковано 27 гру 2024
- How to avoid coasting when driving in a manual car. It's a common problem for learner drivers to coast on driving lessons in a manual car. I am hoping that watching this video it will help you to understand what coasting is and how it can be avoided and at the same time make you a safer driver and save you some money.
Coasting is caused by pushing the clutch down too early on the approach to either oncoming parked cars/meeting situations, junctions, left turns, right turns and stopping. By pushing the clutch down too early you will disengage the gears from the engine, this has the effect of letting the car roll freely, so to compensate this you will have to brake more which could be dangerous in certain situations. It will also cause you to have more brake ware than normal which will result in you having to replace brake pads sooner than normal.
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I think many people get into the coasting problem because they try to drive at a speed which is too slow for second gear. There is a minimum speed for driving in second gear which means the engine revs fall below stalling revs. If this happens then first is required. Typically new drivers find it hardest to turn left into a narrow street where the corner is sharp and another vehicle is waiting in the street to emerge. .
Good point
Lovely cleared that up for me before my test
Happy to help. Good luck
Nice explanation, Travis!! Students (and loads of drives) tend to press the clutch too soon to prevent the engine from stopping!! It is a really bad habit!!
It’s definitely a bad habit. Thanks for watching
@@JamesTravis 👌👌
Need to plant some trees on that residential estate, make a massive difference! Good video
Thanks
Thank you because I’m near enough to passing my Test and it’s just I hold the clutch down on corners just incase i need to brake hard and Stall the car. Thank you for your tips x
Good luck when your driving test day arrives
Thank you Mr T. I learnt something today. Thumbs up 👍🏾
Always good to help you.
Thank you! Very informative video
Safe driving
That's my problem. I do that quite often without realizing...
I hope the video helped. Safe driving.
Very useful and detailed video. Thank you
Thank you for watching and safe driving
Very good street and area you are driving in especially the first few minutes, which city is this?
Milton Keynes
@@JamesTravis Thanks 😊
Only thing though, say when you're gear 3 and you're going to take let's say the next right, you need to go down to gear 2 right... so at that point, clutch all the way down, change to gear 2 and then lift it back up so you're in the right speed to make the turn (as most turns are done in gear 2). Gear 3 would be too fast for a left or right turn...is this right?
That’s correct
I do this too often, and really need to change this
Excellent
Hi Travis,
Don’t suppose you could do a video on driving through fords/flood water could you? I’ve had many drivers on my channel write their cars off completely & do some serious damage.
Cheers & keep up your great work 👍🏼
That would be a great video to do. Will have to write a script to cover all points.
@@JamesTravis brill thanks
Thank you for sharing 👍👍👍
Thank you for watching. Safe driving
What’s that robot thing on the left at 4:37
I wondered when someone would spot Robbie the robot.
The company is called Starship robots, you Order your food online and they deliver to your door. Most of the shops Milton Keynes do it. Saves buying a big shop and they even deliver pizza and beer.
@@JamesTravis Didn't even realise that existed. Another question is if I am going round a tight corner very slowly should I fully depress the clutch so that I am not going to jerk or stall. My instructor suggested that I hold the clutch down that way there is no risk of stalling.
@@vulcanise8860 going into a tight left turn would need possibly 1st gear, cover the clutch but only press if you need to brake and stop.
If you are going into a left tight turn in second gear, then slowing down is needed, cover the clutch but press the clutch a bit if you slow down more and feel car struggling, if that is case, then next time 1st gear.
@@JamesTravis Thank you I appreciate it
People dont use engine breaking. Its not only better for the clutch, it also saves on brake pads/discs. I avoid breaking for roundabouts and junctions as much as I can. They teach people to take roundabouts in 2nd but it's not necessary if nothing is coming. 3rd is perfectly fine unless it's a really small roundabout.
I agree about the approach y to I roundabout, if it is clear, approach on 3rd.
Quick question. At long queues of traffic or in red lights stopped for ages should I be putting my manual car into neutral? Do People do this. Also does it save car wear and tear on clutch ?
It’s all down to you. Like you said, in neutral and off clutch with handbrake on will save wear on clutch. If you are only stopping for less than 10 seconds, then keep your foot on clutch and in 1st gear. In stop start slow traffic it make your left leg feel tired.
Thank you very much. I will keep that in mind if I think I’m stopping for longer I will try to keep
This good habit. I worry about wear and tear. 😀👌
Used to have a lot of trouble with this till I spent a driving lesson making sure I never did it and always checked the mirrors. Haven’t had a problem with it since
Thats good news, safe driving.
Honestly, I used to do this as a learner and it's because my instructor would tell me to do things without the "why". So obviously he'd be asking me to put the clutch down as I approached in order to change gear, but me during my early learning experience just associated approaching turn with putting clutch down because I didn't understand why I was really doing it.
Happy to help
On my driving lessons I didn’t encounter slow moving traffic on a steep down hill. Any tips?
Never be afraid to use your handbrake on a hill. Too many learners and new drivers think they shouldn't, but on steep hills, use it every time. If you are stop starting on a hill and its not too steep, try not using the handbrake, but only if you are confident with your pedals. If you are not confident then go a quiet hill and practice it more.
That is what I am doing cos I feel by doing that I can avoid the car from stalling so many times and the other reason is if street too narrow and lots of cars parking everywhere when I turn into that street I feel like if I press only the brak even though I am on first gear still I feel like losing control it scars the hell out of me, cos I want it to go so slow without stalling all of sudden or scratch their cars, my street is horrible so tight and lots of cars parking every time sometimes I can't park my car near my flat cos I'll be stuck so I park somewhere far away.
You will find as you improve you will cover the clutch and maybe lower it to help you at slower speeds. But avoid putting clutch down fully unless you are stopping or changing gears. Safe driving
@@JamesTravis not fully just little bit, thanks for replying
Thanks, sir.
Most welcome
Is it considered coasting if I approach a roundabout and try to get into second gear and as I’m about to take my foot off the clutch in 2nd gear i see a car coming and I push it back down and come to a full stop.
No
@@JamesTravis thanks Travis. I’m so confused i always thought the clutch had to be released between gears
That is correct. But if you are lifting off clutch and then have to press down on clutch, like you described, then that is not coasting.
But if you change down gear and keep your foot on clutch fully down for a long period whilst you slow down then change gear, that is coasting
I doing that quite often, really trying but clutch is like stick to my foot before turning ( feel like more safe with foot brake and clutch down :( ) for example : I’m in 3 gear and need to turn right so I’m changing for 2 gear before turning but my foot stays on clutch till I finish turning.
You need to slow down earlier to give yourself more time to change down gear. Then you will have time to lift off your clutch
I also find that shifting down a gear requires a little throttle to prevent jerking, however approaching a turn and changing down gear and then adding some throttle seems dangerous as it requires slight acceleration into 2nd gear to prevent jerking. So to solve this I’ve subconsciously been keeping the clutch Down until I’m round the corner so I can then accelerate into 2nd. I know that this is wrong but when I try and take a turn the correct way by slowing and changing into second before I reach the turn with clutch up it feels so much more clunky and out of control which is very counterintuitive
Thank you. 😜
Thank you for watching
Always it’s very informative. Thank you 😊 🙏
My instructor doesn’t want to do lessons with me cus of costing but he said I’m good just Costing
Oh, something to work on. Safe driving
Gracias 🤘🏾
thank you for watching
See this is what I don’t get, when coming to a stop at a light, putting the clutch in and switching and taking it off is fine until you get to 3rd, second and 1st if you have to stop. Because if you’re constantly braking wouldn’t taking your foot of the clutch be dangerous because downshifting from 3rd to second and you have to keep slowing down you wouldn’t have much time to take your foot of the clutch and depress it because it’s not like you can stop braking. You’ll hit the cars in front of you.
I've been taught to keep braking and then depress the clutch to come to a full stop and knock it into first. To me its very similar to when you're driving and are asked to pull up to the side of the road, after mirrors and signal you keep braking and then depress the clutch whilst braking to come to a full stop.
This is how my instructor and parents have taught me and neither have made comments about me coasting during this :)
I was taught to only hold the clutch down before braking when stopping on a steep hill,and if going downhill brake first then clutch,is that correct?
You always brake first, even if it's very lightly otherwise you could speed up. Going up hill to stop, you would cover brake and let the hill slow you down, and brake more if needed and lower the clutch as you get slower and closer. Like you said going down hills you brake first and lower clutch as you slow to a stop.
I coast on left turns ...
Watching this cuz I failed my test from coasting I never do it I just got a habit when on my test idk why
If you have never done this before, then nerves is the cause. You are ensuring you don’t stall.
But usually coasting is an effect of speed too fast into turns.
@@JamesTravis yea I went for a drive and learned that it's definitely needing to slow down for thing and down shift earlier
@@KyanCruze once you know the cause, you just need to sort it and keep your speed under control on approach. Good luck
Passed my driving test last year, travelled over 10 thousand miles since, but I still coast 🤣
What makes you want to coast?
@@JamesTravis I don't do it that often now, but it still happens sometimes. Paradoxically, it makes it feel 'safer' to keep the foot on the clutch and it's not just me as I talked to a few people that recently passed and they feel the same way. I really don't know why, seems to be really common though.
@@Kkksh_thank you for your honesty. Like I said in the video it is not a good thing to do. If you can break the habit, you will be a better driver, especially in difficult driving conditions such as driving on snow.
Did you see the robot on its delivery
Oh yes
How can i avoid stalling a automatic, i kidding, but viewers if your automatic car is stalling then you may have a serious issue with your gearbox so get it checked out
I am not 100% sure but it could be a timing issue or maybe a gearbox issue
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Thank you for watching