Does coasting in neutral hurt anything?
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Joined: Apr 2006
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From: Murfreesboro, TN
Originally Posted by xorbe
I can't imaging how one could ever get in trouble for coasting in neutral... "I missed the gear" or whatnot...
NRS 484.459 Coasting prohibited. 1. The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade shall not coast with the gears of such vehicle in neutral.
2. The driver of a commercial motor vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 504)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.706)
2. The driver of a commercial motor vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.
(Added to NRS by 1957, 504)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 484.706)
In Minnesota:
169.39 Coasting.
(a) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a
downgrade shall not coast with the gears of such vehicle in
neutral.
(b) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle when traveling
upon a downgrade shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.
(a) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a
downgrade shall not coast with the gears of such vehicle in
neutral.
(b) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle when traveling
upon a downgrade shall not coast with the clutch disengaged.
In Florida:
316.2024 Coasting prohibited.
I found references, in a quick search, about the same in Tennessee and Texas. This was just a quick search...
David
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Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 451
From: South Dakota
So how can anybody tell if you are coasting? Must be hard to enforce.
As an aside, a friend of mine was a highway patrolman for years in Wyoming, and he said that he clocked a semi at 130 coming down out of the mountains. The guy protested that the truck had a governor and could not go that fast.
Of course when the vehicle is in neutral coming down a 7 mile long 6% grade the governor is not a factor.
As an aside, a friend of mine was a highway patrolman for years in Wyoming, and he said that he clocked a semi at 130 coming down out of the mountains. The guy protested that the truck had a governor and could not go that fast.
Of course when the vehicle is in neutral coming down a 7 mile long 6% grade the governor is not a factor.
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From: Murfreesboro, TN
Originally Posted by DRum
So how can anybody tell if you are coasting? Must be hard to enforce.
As an aside, a friend of mine was a highway patrolman for years in Wyoming, and he said that he clocked a semi at 130 coming down out of the mountains. The guy protested that the truck had a governor and could not go that fast.
Of course when the vehicle is in neutral coming down a 7 mile long 6% grade the governor is not a factor.
As an aside, a friend of mine was a highway patrolman for years in Wyoming, and he said that he clocked a semi at 130 coming down out of the mountains. The guy protested that the truck had a governor and could not go that fast.
Of course when the vehicle is in neutral coming down a 7 mile long 6% grade the governor is not a factor.
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From: san francisco, ca, USA
I wonder why it's illegal in the first place.
Also, my bro says if you coast, it has to eat its own oil since you're not feeding the engine gasoline or something (he's saying it needs something, and will eat engine oil if you don't give it gasoline oil). I don't believe him, but anyone clear the light what he's talking about?
Also, my bro says if you coast, it has to eat its own oil since you're not feeding the engine gasoline or something (he's saying it needs something, and will eat engine oil if you don't give it gasoline oil). I don't believe him, but anyone clear the light what he's talking about?
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From: Oklahoma
If you are going down a steep grade it is unsafe to keep using your brake to do all of the braking. When your brakes get too hot they will fade and not work as good. If you keep using them after that they can catch fire and go comepletely out if the brake burns up. Engine braking down hill is a safety practice. Coasting in neutral would not be good at those times. Those laws are for safety.
