What are the correct motions for stopping a car?

Question

What are the correct motions for stopping a car at a junction or que (not at lights where you must put handbrake on), including gear change and braking order.

The situation is where you are approaching stopped traffic in front and you know you must stop, you are approaching in 3rd at 20mph at a safe distance.

I know that now you are not supposed to go down throught the gears any more but please can someone help me out?

Thanks

Answer 1

2 pedals brake&clutch ,push both in at same time

Answer 2

Wha..

Thats... wow. No.

You just have to get a feel for it.

Depends on the car. If this is a drivers ed Question, its a stupid one.

You do NOT have to use a hand brake at stoplights, thats not what its for.

Answer 3

Put your foot on the brake. The harder you press it, the more quickly you stop.

Put the clutch down before you stop completely, or the car will shake, and then stall.

You must use the handbrake stopped at lights in a UK driving test, or you will rack up a fault. Too many faults results in a falied test.

Stopping at the light and not using the handbrake can have disasterous consequences. Most accidents occur on junctions, and the most common of all is the rear shunt. If someone drives into the back of you and the handbrake is off, you will also hit the car in front. Or you may roll.

Answer 4

You should put the clutch in then change to 2nd gear as you are approaching stopped traffic, and gently apply the brakes. This way if the traffic does start to move then you are in a better gear to carry on. if you leave the car in 3rd then there is a good chance that when you apply the pressure back on the accelerator your car could start to shudder and could stall.

Answer 5

1. slow up.

2. gentle apply the brake.

3. hold the clutch in.

Answer 6

Hi

I'm a driving instructor in the uk.Your question is not easy to answer as there are different ways to approach the same situation.If you stop at lights or anywhere else for that matter you must hold the car with the handbrake as you said,otherwise it is a fault. The correct approach to traffic queueing in front of you is..................check the rear view mirror and gently and progressively use the footbrake.If it's clear that you will have to stop at the end of the queue as you near the car in front push the clutch down and from 3rd gear select 1st gear.Keep clutch down and brake to a stop and apply handbrake.

Hope that helps?

Answer 7

step on the clutch

then step on the brake

if your at a light you shift "out" of gear into neutral then let the clutch out.

we never use the handbrake except for emergencies or to park the car on a hill.

Answer 8

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Mirror. React to what you see (signal/start braking earlier if a vehicle is close).

Take up slack on brake pedal.

Brake smoothly to a stop, so that you can still see the the vehicle in front's rear wheels (this allows you to drive around if they have a mechanical problem).

If on a level road the brake should be released JUST PRIOR to stopping so as to avoid a jerk when you stop.

Just before you stop depress the clutch.

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THEN:

Handbrake on(?), into neutral(?) or first(?) hold at biting point(?) this can vary according to conditions and how quickly you be moving off again.

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Answer 9

American's are not taught to use their hand brake the same way as we are in the UK. Their driving tests are completely different to ours.

In the UK you approach the traffic in front and be prepared to stop. If your wheels come to a halt apply the hand brake.

Answer 10

As with every change in driving the sequence is mirror then manouvre.

Assuming you are approaching junction and are aware you have to stop you should first check to see how close drivers are behind you, this will affect your braking speed (ie you might want to just touch the brakes to give warning before properly applying them).  You then brake and as you slow down and would need to change gear or stall, you engage the clutch. You do not move down the gears however only moving to first (or second if full stop is not required) after you are stopped. If it is a not a traffic light or stop junction you can choose whether to apply handbrake or not.  A steep hill may benefit from handbrake support.

Answer 11

The best and healthy way is this, you go down gears on the right speed , if you're in 4th gear doing 60 mph, change to 3rd so your speed will come down to like 40 mph, then change to 2ND gear to get the speed to like 20 mph then you can use your foot breaks, this way you're reducing the car speed using the gears and not your break pads.