Neutral or in gear at long stop light

I don't hold my clutch in for extended red light either.

 

I've never heard of any regs. I'll put my truck in neutral in freeway traffic jams.

 

No

 

I would love to hear the "rationalization" for "not being in control" if you are holding the brake while in neutral. I am certain most drivers have, at least once, had their foot slip off the clutch pedal, or the leg just slack enough from fatigue, to unintentionally pop the clutch and lurch forward. The risk, I think, is to hold the clutch for an extended period and risk such a "failure". Regardless, If I know the light is a long one, I go to neutral and i am the only one who knows.

If there is actually a regulation regarding this, I have not read it and I have not heard of it. If it exists, I am deaf to it.

 

Interesting discussion. I always put my truck in neutral when I come up to a stop light. I'm unsure about the regulations for it though. But it does sound like something asinine that they would come up with

 

If I'm the first one at the light, I can usually see the lights on the cross street. So I'll slip into neutral till I see yellow, then get in gear. If I'm way back I'll do the same thing cuz I can see the front of the line start to move and it gives me time to get into gear. I don't hold the clutch unless I feel like I may not have time to get into gear without causing a delay. Lotta times that will get me another red light.

As far as regs I don't know of any. I like to think that occasionally they do allow the driver to think for himself, but I'm probably wrong on that.

 

What if you're driving an automatic....lol