2006-07-20 07:33:49 · 10 answers · asked by Sarah F 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
You restart and keep going. Wave at the people laughing at you.
2006-07-20 07:35:42 · answer #1 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you stall in the middle of an intersection first continue steering in the direction you were going while at the same time pressing in the clutch pedal and hit the key switch. Then give it a bit of gas ( don't floor it , a moderate amount will do) and ease out on the clutch a little slower . The trick is to apply the gas enough to keep the engine from bogging down when releasing the clutch pedal. Practice this many times , if the engine begins to bog down apply more gas and at the same time release the clutch pedal a bit more slowly. With practice you will find yourself doing this automatically without even thinking about it and find it is almost as easy as driving an automatic shift.
2006-07-20 07:46:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been driving an automatic for years, but then i decided to get a standard and i learned how. It is tough at first, but with the right people teaching you and enough practice it's not too bad. I would suggest going to an empty parking lot and just practicing your starting and shifting. You will get the hang of it soon. Now, when i first started i stalled in an intersection a couple times, and that was scary...but the only way to get out of the situation quick is to remain calm and focus. Push in the clutch and the break, in neutral, restart your car, go into first and go. Every clutch is different so you just have to learn how much you have to lift off it, while how much you are pushing the gas pedal. Practice, practice, practice...that's the only way to learn.
2006-07-20 07:41:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As you probably already know, there's a third pedal on a manual transmission automobile. You need to use your left foot on this pedal when you start the car and the right foot on the break. Make sure that you step on the clutch when you shift gears as well as when you're stopped. The lower the gear you're in the higher the acceleration you can achieve. Make sure not to accidentally downshift when you know that the speed you're in is too high (i.e. over the red line in the tachometer) as you endanger the engine from exploding.
Just keep practicing. Make sure you use some finesse when taking the clutch out and stepping on the gas.
I actually learned on a stick shift and my very first time driving on the road, I stalled it in the intersection and an old jerk started honking his horn and I started freaking out and crying. That was the first mistake right there..... just keep your calm and start the car again and try again.
Hope this helps
2006-07-20 07:42:09 · answer #4 · answered by sweetiesweetsweetiepie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Driving a standard or manual transmission takes some practice. You have to work the clutch and shift the gears yourself. Some cars are 3 speed, 4 speed, 5 speed, or even 6 speed.
The stick shift will be labeled with the location of the gears, including Reverse.
The clutch is the pedal to the far left and is the ONLY pedal you work with your left foot.
Depress the clutch and shift into the proper gear. Slowly let up on the clutch and when you feel it catch, use the gas pedal with your right foot and go.
Practice in a parking lot until you get it right.
2006-07-20 07:36:24 · answer #5 · answered by kja63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To drive a stick you need to get your coordination on letting the clutch in and out and shifting. If you start out in traffic you will be in trouble in no time. As soon as you stall in traffic you will forget everything you just learned. Stay out of traffic until you get the operation down pat. You will be a lot happier.
2006-07-20 08:02:25 · answer #6 · answered by Kenneth H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is shaped like an "H", start at the top like you were writing it and hit every corner of the "H". When you stall in traffic, push in the clutch an the brake and turn the ignition and put it in neutral and that will make you still, or idle. Then, put it in 1st, the top of the "H" and push in the clutch and gas and go....................
2006-07-20 07:37:30 · answer #7 · answered by Jinx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have someone teach you. The hardest is first gear but what is even worse is at a red light uphill. It takes a bit of time and practice. But once you get the hang of it its easy and becomes second nature.
2006-07-20 08:27:00 · answer #8 · answered by nukmeister1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing to do is find an empty parking lot and practice. First gear is always the hardest. Once you get that down, you'll be fine.
2006-07-20 07:35:36 · answer #9 · answered by mama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DO NOT PANIC......restart your car and try again.
2006-07-20 07:34:53 · answer #10 · answered by akebhart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋