if you were serious, that was an extremely ignorant statement.

 

I only coast the last 100 feet or so before a stop sign or redlight. :dunno:

 

which would you rather replace, brake pads or a clutch from downshifting over time?

 

Just a thought, but at least in my little d-series wonder , on the highway if I'm crusing in 5th, I'm not going to be able to accelerate quickly enough to do avoid an accident anyway. So in a way I am closer to the downshift in neutral, than I would be in gear.

Myself included, I think we are pondering the purpose of this law too much.

 

Don't know about you, but my D17A2 responds just fine in 5th on the highway.

:driving:

 

It isn't necessarily unresponsive, but I would definately need to downshift in a panic situation. Passing normally in fifth works fine on the highway, but in a panic situation where I have a matter of seconds to respond and act, I want out quick - 5th in my opinion isn't going to give me that. Just my $.02.

 

so wait. why would you accelerate to avoid an accident anyway?

 

Can't deny the facts.

 

:werd: third gear and boost to get the fawk out of the way

 

One example could be that you are on a multi lane highway and you have a semi that starts entering your lane, and you are closer to the front of the semi, but still in the trucker's blind spot, you may need to accelerate to get out in front of him rather than fall behind him. Sometimes they can't hear your horn, so honking is worthless. Keep in mind the best way to avoid an accident like this is to never enter this situation. Sorry, this probably isn't the best example. :dunno: