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Originally Posted by darcane
I know exactly what you're saying... Gridlocked traffic, start, stop, start, stop, repeat. We have plenty of it here. I'm just saying you're doing it wrong.
If you're on the brakes, you probably sped up too much. If you are accelerating a lot, you're probably using the brakes too much. Try to time your coasting so that the car in front of you starts moving before you get to it.
Shifting doesn't really use up the clutch, slipping the clutch does. You do this mostly when you are starting from a stop. If you keep your car rolling, you have no need to slip the clutch and you will still have good clutch life.
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Stop signs are the only exception, because a red light requires that you don't pass a marked line, but doesn't actually mean you have to stop. Stop signs legally require that you come to a complete stop, which in most cases is just silly.
The US really needs to start using Give Way (Yield) signs wherever possible, and only put Stops where you cannot see the approaching traffic clearly until you are at the intersection. 4-way Stops seem especially silly to me, roundabouts or 4-way give ways (works like a roundabout without the bump in the road) are much more efficient. They also make liability much clearer in an accident, as you only need to know where each car was coming from, not the order that they showed up in.