| The rich men with the big bucks and shiny, | | | | to a higher gear. Often when you shift to a |
| expensive cars are almost always being | | | | higher gear just for the fun of it, you end |
| chauffeured around. They don't realise that | | | | up overheating the engine. Also, people tend |
| they are missing out on something - the real | | | | to race through the gears to get to a higher |
| joy of owning a car is to drive it. Well, of | | | | gear - it is best not to. You should |
| course, if you don't drive properly, then | | | | preferably maintain the car in a low gear and |
| even a thing as pleasurable as driving can | | | | at higher revs; that lets the car come to a |
| seem as an arduous task. To drive a car | | | | halt much quicker. |
| smoothly, here are a few tips that will come | | | | |
| in handy. (These are based on a right-hand | | | | Have you ever experienced a situation in |
| drive vehicle, so you can modify the tips as | | | | which while going up an incline you are |
| required if you use a left-hand drive). | | | | suddenly faced with a situation where the car |
| | | | which is in front of you has come to a sudden |
| First, you should find out about the feeding | | | | stop and so has the one right behind you - |
| mechanism that is required for steering. What | | | | you'd have to stop too, finding yourself in a |
| that means in essence is that you should | | | | pickle. Well, you would come out of this |
| avoid crossing over your arms. Basically, | | | | situation looking good if you can follow |
| neither of your hands should be at a level | | | | these simple steps. The first thing to do is |
| much lower than 3 o'clock or 9 o'clock, if | | | | to pull up the handbrake so that the car |
| you visualise the steering wheel as a wall | | | | doesn't start rolling back. Then, shift to |
| clock. This gives you much better control | | | | the first gear and let the clutch out slowly, |
| when it comes to the cars handling, and even | | | | while accelerating in a normal fashion. At |
| if you are a driver of mediocre capabilities, | | | | the same time, keep your left hand on the |
| you can circumvent tough spots easily using | | | | handbrake (for a left-hand drive, your right) |
| this mechanism. | | | | and release the handbrake as you accelerate |
| | | | and release the clutch - this will guarantee |
| Lane driving is extremely important and you | | | | your car moves forward, and not even an inch |
| should always stick to your lane whilst | | | | back. Not that difficult a procedure, as you |
| driving. If you are shifting lanes (for a | | | | can see. |
| necessary reason hopefully, otherwise avoid | | | | |
| it), use the indicator (blinker) at all times | | | | A smooth drive entails a relaxed shifting of |
| - each and every time. For instance, if you | | | | gears - you should not feel a jerk as you |
| are turning to the left, and you need to move | | | | switch from one gear to the next. To achieve |
| into the left hand side lane first, indicate | | | | this, always let out the clutch slowly while |
| left, switch to the left lane and after that | | | | shifting gears. Also, try not to accelerate |
| take the left turn. Following lane driving | | | | and break too much. |
| essentials can save people from accidents. | | | | |
| | | | These were only a few tips on driving which |
| The gears are meant to run the car, and not | | | | can, hopefully, help you maximize your car's |
| the other way around. It is a common tendency | | | | performance. Now you can hit the roads with |
| to accelerate unnecessarily in order to shift | | | | confidence. |