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Stopping at traffic lights in 3rd gear?

desdman · 2011-12-10 01:33:42

Is it ok in a test to stop in 3rd gear when your approaching a red light?,or do you have to go down through the gears as my recent driving instructor said to just stop in third gear,yet my previous instructor said you have to go down through the gears?.Does it make a difference in a test situation? Any advice would be…

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#32 25-12-2011 02:29AM

Alanstrainor

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You can stop in what ever gear you want for the driving test. Stop in 4th, or come down through the gears, both are perfectly acceptable.

The speed you do manoeuvres at is something that's never going to be black and white, there will always be an element of the test that is left to the testers best judgement to decide.

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#33 29-12-2011 04:18AM

ardmacha

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There isn't a single answer to any question about stopping as circumstance will differ in every situation. However, changing down gears (to some extent) is not only concerned with engine braking but with being in an appropriate gear for the speed you are now doing. As bluewolf says, the obstruction might clear and you could then proceed without entirely stopping.

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#34 29-12-2011 04:20AM

shannon_tek

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What's your advice for when u come to a roundabout. I was told change down u should use that for lights

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