I did it! I got my . . .

[Funeralfog]

shall we place bets on the first wreck? i got my money down on 8 days

[MATRIX 2]

well if you put a car into 1st gear when travelling at 70 or more MPH it might do it.

Why do you think we have rev limiters?

[Dave-The-Rave]

Congrats, I have started learning twice now..and I definitely could've passed ages ago, but things keep coming up and I get distracted. Also the thought of owning a car, paying for insurance and petrol/gas scares the life out of me.

[keefy]

Why do you think we have rev limiters?

You think thats going to stop the engine from over revving when the grearbox and wheels are still spinning give it a try by all means.

http://youtu.be/LA7euxWaqxs

[MATRIX 2]

[QUOTE=keefy;5809257]You think thats going to stop the engine from over revving when the grearbox and wheels are still spinning give it a try by all means.

Then you depress the clutch asap. If a person isn't familiar enough to match the shifts correctly, then it isn't a good idea for them to put themselves in that kind of position (distracted driving,racing, ect.) where a missed downshift could occur.

[podsaurus]

You're over-thinking the whole issue.

Everyone says it's easy haha. I'm sure it's not that hard. If I have the chance I'll learn. I'm just curious though. You normally shift one gear up or down. If you're going 55mph and have to stop suddenly you can't just slam on the breaks can you? THAT would tear up the engine in some way wouldn't it?(it would at least ruin the breaks but skipping gears can't be good can it?) Say you don't have time to shift down gear by gear like you normally would.

I wish I knew more about cars but I don't.

I didn't think you could destroy the engine...all it'd do is slow the car down because you aren't riding fast enough...if you go reverse...well you could do that with an auto as well.

Well I don't know much of anything about cars to begin with. I dunno I thought shifting wrong meant the gears don't move right and could potentially grind gears together and ruin them. Wear the gears down too much and such.

[higgos22]

remeber the day i passed my test, my god I was happy, now next step is pass my motorbike test, cant be a learner forever

[Sufi]

Well I don't know much of anything about cars to begin with. I dunno I thought shifting wrong meant the gears don't move right and could potentially grind gears together and ruin them. Wear the gears down too much and such.

Just going up wouldn't ruin it but going down could...unless they've built a safe mechanism for newer cars.

[The Black Wolf]

shall we place bets on the first wreck? i got my money down on 8 days

You already lost, I don't have a vehicle to drive. My mother has the only vehicle and she's gone all the time.

[RaY_210]

You already lost, I don't have a vehicle to drive. My mother has the only vehicle and she's gone all the time.

Lol. That's how I was when I first got my license. It was my senior year of HS. Then went to college the following year, and used the grant money to purchase my first car lol. (I had a summer job where I paid part of the tuition with it, and my mom's then bf, paid the rest.)

[jocomat9]

I just got back from mine as well black wolf. Did you wait to get yours? cause your like 21 or something. im 20 so its pretty awesome. i can drive to work now yayayay

[ex nihilo7]

Everyone says it's easy haha. I'm sure it's not that hard. If I have the chance I'll learn. I'm just curious though. You normally shift one gear up or down. If you're going 55mph and have to stop suddenly you can't just slam on the breaks can you? THAT would tear up the engine in some way wouldn't it?(it would at least ruin the breaks but skipping gears can't be good can it?) Say you don't have time to shift down gear by gear like you normally would.

I wish I knew more about cars but I don't. My friend has a manual and I think he usually puts it into neutral whenever hes coming to red light or stop sign.



Well I don't know much of anything about cars to begin with. I dunno I thought shifting wrong meant the gears don't move right and could potentially grind gears together and ruin them. Wear the gears down too much and such.

Normally you would pop it into neutral in that case.

[coolguy]

congrats how old do u have to be in your state of mississpi to get your driver's license and your road test

[keefy]

Normally you would pop it into neutral in that case.

And if even if you do not all that happens is the engine stalls.

[Mike_Harradence]

A bit late with this, but congratulations Shawnee! Stay safe and enjoy your freedom.

Funny, I must be in the minority but I've never ever been compelled to learn how to drive.

[The Black Wolf]

congrats how old do u have to be in your state of mississpi to get your driver's license and your road test

You have to be at least 17, it used to be 16.

Thank you Mike and coolguy for the congrats.