Driving a manual car and the 'unchangeable' notes new drivers must know to avoid accidents

Manual transmission cars are the most popular type of car ever. In most of the driving schools in Vietnam today, manual transmission cars are always used to train students. However, not everyone knows the driving experience clearly, so it is easy to make mistakes.

Shifting gears when the engine is not running at full speed causes the car to be sluggish.

It is a fact that most drivers today often change gears when the engine is not at full rpm, causing the car to be sluggish and unable to release the engine. If you have not reached the speed yet and have shifted into a high gear, the car will be sluggish and the accelerator will not accelerate, which means driving in a forced gear. Therefore, you need to learn how to create momentum, and when operating, you need to pay attention to the compatibility between gear and vehicle speed.

Regularly resting your foot on the clutch pedal causes the clutch to slip.

The clutch pedal's job is to disengage the clutch, separating the gearbox from the engine so the vehicle can shift gears. When you rest your foot on the clutch pedal, more or less force will be applied, especially on vehicles with very light clutch pedals. This will cause the clutch lining to not fully engage with the engine and cause clutch slippage. As a result, the gearbox will not transmit 100% of the engine's power, causing fuel consumption and the clutch lining will also quickly corrode.

Do not cut the front clutch, rear brake

The habit of clutching first and braking later is most common in new drivers, but sometimes also appears in experienced drivers, the reason is fear of stalling. At low speeds, the impact of this is not big because the inertia of the vehicle is low. But if the vehicle is running at high speed, wanting to stop and releasing the clutch first will cause the brake to lose effect, the vehicle will lose grip as in the case of releasing the clutch when cornering.

The correct solution in all cases is to brake first, and when you feel the car is about to "stutter", then press the clutch to disconnect before shifting gears or continuing.

Do not shift to N when going downhill

Shifting to N when going downhill is similar to cutting the clutch when cornering, but it is even more dangerous, because the slope causes the gravity to act on the car more, inertia increases rapidly. Steep roads are often located in mountainous terrain, when constantly winding, requiring a lot of steering. Shifting to N increases the risk more than ever.

In this case, it is necessary to shift to a lower gear to brake the vehicle using engine braking, following the principle "up which gear, down that gear".

Do not overuse the number 0

Putting the gear lever into neutral (0 or neutral) when the car is running or about to stop at a red light does not help save fuel but causes the car's inertia to increase suddenly, making it difficult to control the speed. In particular, some drivers have the dangerous habit of putting the car into neutral when going downhill; when the car's speed increases with acceleration, both the foot brake and hand brake will not be fully effective, leading to a very high risk of an accident.