[Shop-talk] Coast in Neutral -the next great debate

[Bob Kegel]

Coasting is illegal here in WA, but only on a downgrade.

RCW 46.61.630 Coasting prohibited. (1) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the gears of such vehicle in neutral.
(2) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the clutch disengaged. [1965 ex.s. c 155 § 74.]

Now that the statute of limitations has run I can confess to coasting about 20 miles with the tranny in neutral and the gas gauge halfway between “empty” and “positively.”



From: Benjamin Zwissler
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2022 12:27
To: Jeff Scarbrough
Cc: shop-talk at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Coast in Neutral -the next great debate

I was taught in drivers ed, now 45 years ago, that in Indiana "coasting" was illegal, as the car was considered out of control.  I assumed that the reasoning was if your brakes failed you might not be able to get it back in gear and use engine braking.   Seems a moot point these days as modern cars all have synchros and the brakes are much better than they used to be.


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