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- From: rudis+@cs.cmu.edu (Rujith S DeSilva)
- Subject: Re: Coasting with auto tranny's...
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- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 15:23:19 GMT
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- In article <Bx75IJ.n3A@mail.boi.hp.com> wesf@boi.hp.com (Wes Fujii) writes:
- >I think it is more of a safety problem than anything else.
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- I agree.
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- >Some states do not allow you to be coasting around in neutral and from an
- >emergency maneuver standpoint being in neutral a lot can compromise your
- >ability to react quickly.
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- On an automatic car, can one shift into drive while the car is moving? Would
- it damage the transmission?
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- Rujith de Silva.
- Carnegie Mellon.
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