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For a normal passenger car, it would be first gear. While you might be able to move from a dead stop in second gear, this puts a lot of strain on the drivetrain, and causes excessive wear.
In commercial vehicles (tractor trailers, dump trucks, etc), and dependent on what transmission you have, and what the vehicle weight is, you can often start off in second or third gear... you could often even start off in fourth or fifth, but again, the matter of excessive wear on drivetrain components comes into play.
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You are preparing to dock your boat What is the safest way to stop your forward motion?
shift into reverse gear
Your 98 lumina quit driving going down the road it wont move in any gear the trans fluid is full it wont even jerk when put into gear any suggestions?
I have a 95 Lumina 3.1 and it would cut out of gear when I would stop, it turned out to be the sprag gear in the transmission. $$$$
You are learning how to juggle and when ever you practice the balls move forward causing you to walk forward how do you stop this?
Simple...don't walk forward when you juggle?
When a bus suddenly stop why passenger move forward?
this is because of the law of inertia
How do you stop driving in reverse?
Come to a full stop, put on the handbrake, change the gear to first (or drive) and begin driving forwards as normal. Do not try to put the car into a forward gear while you are still travelling backwards.
Does a hot air balloon depend on thrust or drag?
thrust and drag, because with out thrust the hot air balloon would not be able to move forward and with out drag it would not be able to stop
Do all cars have a control stick with reverse stop etc?
only automatic transmissions, manuals have their forward and reverse gear selections
What is the first law of motions examples?
when the vehicle suddenly start the person move backward and when the vehicle stop the person move forward
Why is coasting down hill bad?
Coasting requires you to put the gear into neutral and let the car freewheel down the hill. If you came to a bend on the hill and someone was speeding up the hill, you may not have enough time to react and slam on the brakes, or slow down. When you aren't in gear, you have less control of your car, as opposed to if you was in gear. E.g. If you were in gear and slammed on the brakes, your car would stall, jerk you forward and stop, however because you aren't in gear, your car won't stop rolling.(It's why you can push your car when it's out of gear, but you can't push it when it's in gear).
Why would a 1993 Ford Crown Victoria repeatedly have the brake lights stop working and also lose the ability to move the gear shift out of park?
check the sensor on the brake pedal.
Why would second gear stop working in a 1998 ford contour 4-cylinder?
Worn out gear. You need a mechanic !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Will the gear shift stop the ignition switch from turning on a 200 Chevy Malibu?
Yes, If you're automatic transmission is not in PARK it will not start... sometimes if it is not completely pushed forward in PARK, it won't start... push it forward.
