Which gear?

pie SG

This morning someone interrupted me while I was making a 3 pt turn. When I resumed, I thought I was in Drive gear but actually was still in Rev and stepped on the acc, nearly bang the car behind. Crying or Very sad

Any tips on how to avoid this? Auto car btw

kentheman SG

reverse sensor no sound?

normally when u let go of brake u will know if it is in reverse or drive, see hwere the vehicle is moving

pie SG

sensor didn't beep becos there was no obstacle behind at that time, i stepped on the acc too fast after letting go of the brake so didn't see how the vehicle moved. I guess I should do that

sinicker SG

take ur time. finish already, just wave to the drivers waiting. they would be alright with it. no rush.

wbucket SG

I thought got indicator on the dashboard meter area? At least Kelisa have.

ditzy SG

Failure to check gear engagement. Laughing

Theatre Of Dreams SG

haha sometimes i also encounter during adjustment of parking, switching between D & R (alright i admit i'm not pro who can go in sui sui at one shot).

i think gotta cultivate the habit of letting the car roll abit first before stepping gas lor.

tomsss SG

shouldnt there be a gear position indicator at the instrument cluster right in front of yr eyes? tsk tsk

Icemoon SG

I think just let the car roll all the way. Auto cars don't step gas also can move right? Parking is supposed to be slow anyway ..

Theatre Of Dreams SG

ya true, but i'm referring to his 3-pt turn.

however sometimes parking i need a little gas to move the car abit because of uneven ground at the parking lots.

jumpmanz SG

when i first saw this topic i thought u asking 5th gear or topgear. Embarassed

pie SG

I was doing a 3pt to get out of the carpark, the car was already facing the exit but I forgot that I was in R rather than D, thats why I step on gas.

pie SG

Yes, sometimes the ground is uneven, so can't always depend on roll.
Anyway I'm making it a point now to check gear before moving off Exclamation

Troy437 SG

All cars shd be fitted with revers gear sound.

My car has a beeping sound when in reverse gear and there is gear indicator on dash board to tell u your gears... Mr. Green

^spidee^ SG

Yea, my Sis's car has that sound, sounds like a truck or a van reversing. Although it's kinda annoying sometimes, it is really for the safety of the driver. Smile

drumstick SG

The best is to always engage to Nuetral gear before you want to engage gear.

At least when you are in N gear, if you step on accelerator, it wont move. Try to always learn to engage N. or install reverse sound... not sensor but sound type... like big lorry... lolz

nullifi3d SG

Unfortunately this cannot be helped. Even wih reverse sensor there will be an intial beep once you engage gear, and subsequent seconds there will not be a beeping sound unless there is an obstacle. If car manufacturers made more and more of such user-friendly features then the point of driving will be invalid. This kind of situations must always be aware and check on ur dashboard or the actual gear stick to see which mode you are in. Cultivate this habit and you will be fine on the road no matter which knnccb is impatiently rushing you.
This also applies for manual transmission, although they taught you not to look at your gear when changing.

Cheers

HolySniper SG

manual got clutch to control so dun tink will 4get leh.. Laughing

pie SG

I used to check when I was driving manual cos you can feel which position the gear is in, but after changing to auto, can't tell anymore

digicharat SG

take your time. no rush.
check everything before moving off...
they horned, let them horn lor...
like they will die waiting for 1 or 2 seconds more... Rolling Eyes