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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 gra=
de shall not coast with the clutch disengaged. [1965 ex.s. c 155 =C2=A7 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 =E2=
=80=9Cempty=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Cpositively.=E2=80=9D
From: Benjamin Zwissler
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2022 12:27
To: Jeff Scarbrough
Cc: shop-talk@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" wa=
s illegal, as the car was considered out of control.=C2=A0 I assumed that t=
he reasoning was if your brakes failed you might not be able to get it back=
in gear and use engine braking.=C2=A0 =C2=A0Seems a moot point these days =
as modern cars all have synchros and the brakes are much better than they u=
sed to be.
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Coasting is illegal here in WA, but only on a d=
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rkedcontent><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>RCW 46.61.630 Coasting prohibi=
ted. (1) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade s=
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n style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><br><span class=3Dmarkedcontent>(2) The driver=
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rmal><span class=3Dmarkedcontent><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>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 =E2=80=9Cempt=
y=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Cpositively.=E2=80=9D</span></span><span style=3D'fo=
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ail.com">Benjamin Zwissler</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Monday, December 12, 2022 12=
:27<br><b>To: </b><a href=3D"mailto:fishplate@gmail.com";>Jeff Scarbrough</a=
><br><b>Cc: </b><a href=3D"mailto:Shop-talk@autox.team.net";>shop-talk@autox=
.team.net</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Shop-talk] Coast in Neutral -the next=
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<p class=3DMsoNormal>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 m=
ight 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 bra=
kes are much better than they used to be.</p></div><div><p class=3DMsoNorma=
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