Originally posted by RTStabler51:
HOW IS IT SAFER? If anything you would get on the brakes HARDER!
A car in gear is almost always safer than in Neutral. There are a number of circumstances. His example may not have been the best, so I'll throw this one out there.
Imagine you're in neutral. Now imagine someone hits you, hard. Fuel cutoff will kick in, and the car will stall. However, you're now unaware of what's going on as your car rolls into oncoming traffic. Bam. You get hit again.
If your in gear, you've got a much better chance of being stopped by a stalled car.
This example is also the reason you never turn your steering wheel while waiting to make a turn. Always turn it as you're ready to go.
- Zack
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