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Old 02-26-2008, 10:37 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Those situations are very hard to deal with in an efficient manner. For me, bump starting at less than about 15 mph isn't easy and usually isn't too pretty either. In this case, I just idle unless I can keep speed up on a downgrade. When the car in front of me gets far enough ahead I pulse just enough so I don't have to use my brakes. Its far from ideal, but you do have to deal with it from time to time.
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