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Originally Posted by skyl4rk
I went down hills using engine braking where before I would coast down and exceed the speed limit and had to pedal brake.
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That's a situation were engine braking should be used, as coasting leads to excessive speed.
Of course you'd be using less gas as well.
With engine braking, the fuel flow gets cut off.
With coasting in neutral, you're still using gas (and the brakes).
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I think the engine braking strategy is an improvement over neutral coasting and pedal braking.
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They aren't mutually exclusive.
Use the best option for the varying circumstances.
I often end coasts with a bit of engine braking.
Partly because I still overshoot the target / underestimate the coasting distance, partly because I don't want to keep up other traffic too much by crawling to a turn or light.
When you have to slow down faster than coasting will allow for, engine braking is the way to go.