PSA - How your car works

[guppiecat]

Five different people apparently needed these reminders this morning... and I have a seven minute commute.

Comments

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

There are some rare occasions when brake and gas need to be applied simultaneously -- the specific condition I'm thinking of is

- On a hill facing up
- In a manual transmission car
- Brake on while shifting into gear
- Brake ever so slightly while starting to apply gas, so as not to roll backward until beginning to move forward

At least, that's what I was taught when I learned to drive; it may be that I was taught incorrectly.

In general, though, I agree with all your points and wish that fewer people needed to be reminded of them.

[guppiecat]

Of course you're right.

Really, I was mostly exasperated by the van that was weaving in *three* lanes, going at 15mph in a 40 zone and not using any blinkers at all.

Never before been almost hit on both the left and right sides of my car by the same vehicle as I attempted to pass them.

[janetmiles.livejournal.com]

Oh good grief. Yeah, that's pretty awful.

I had someone try to change lanes into me the other day, but I was able to brake and swerve out of his way.

[thoughtdancer.livejournal.com]

Someone's been getting into the holiday nog a bit early....

[pauamma]

Or perhaps they were fooled by the omission on the diagram of the bit that deals with path planning and reacting to environment (aka, brain).

[mplsfish.livejournal.com]

I was always advised not to pass people driving like that.

[guppiecat]

And were it later in the day and I more awake, I would probably have agreed with you.

At 8AM on the way to work, it's more like "mrghle. stupid driver. mrghle. get to work. gah... wtf?"