Driver! Movement "coasting" is dangerous.

All my years of experience driving cars, and just communicate with other motorists shows - once imagined himself as a super driver, just wait for disaster. Does not give way to relax, and our wonderful country - even more so. In all courses, in all driving schools teach young drivers' Roll forward is dangerous! ", And all useless. Well, how else to explain the unfortunate driver of that miserable, and, in general, questionable savings on fuel, alleged during coast down, do not go to any comparison with the huge cost of repairing their own, and in some cases and another's car. Consider the situation in relation to the driver with little experience. So, I remind you that the reel, this movement of the vehicle (usually straight) with the engine switched downhill or after a significant acceleration. In this case, transmission is turned off, that is - a neutral, engine running at idle. We drive ourselves, the engine barely audible, his right leg resting on the accelerator pedal to Polikey, the breeze in the side window, his chest almost bursting with pride shumaherskaya, in general, beauty ... Suddenly there is an obstacle on the road (the cow, ran a child falling from a truck cinder block). Clutching her hands to the steering wheel, rolling his eyes on the road, the driver tries to brake, right foot, in accordance with well-established stereotype of the motor rises to? Correctly. The accelerator pedal, the engine deafening roars, but the inhibition does not occur. Time lost to strike a second. The driver is confused in the pedals, carried by the idea of ??brake failure. Next sound idea - slow down the engine. Effectively. But subject to the inclusion of transmission. In such circumstances, to choose the right gear and to have time to include it - the problem is very complicated, the strength is not for everyone. On the last meters driver tries to change the trajectory and to withdraw the car to the side. Late. For abrupt changes in trajectory is not enough speed and turned the wheel leads to skidding, uncontrollable skid. Beat ... The slippery road surface conditions or poor visibility, serious consequences will be. In my memory, one driver with 20 years at that time, professional experience, down to the ordinary Soviet Zhiguli on a country road, with quite a serious bias. At the bottom was a railroad bridge, followed by the road turns sharply right. In addition, under this bridge, and without a narrow stretch of road, walked, or rather was a trailer with a garden house. In the 80 years already there has been a shortage of gasoline, especially for ordinary motorists, so the driver decided to go coasting, not fully appreciating the seriousness of road conditions. Turning off the transfer, he rolled down. When the trailer was up about 80 meters, the driver realized the urgent need to slow down and pressed the pedal. Accelerator pedal. The motor roared, the machine is rapidly gathering momentum, the two frantic attempts to get into gear and brake motor, ended unsuccessfully, the transfer of embossing. When before the collision there were only meters 10-12, machine overclocked to around 50 mph. By a happy coincidence, that happens extremely rarely, the left went overgrown with thick grass and bushes of the old road, almost a path where the driver and sent a Lada at the last moment. His 12-year-old son, sitting next to the front seat, looking at the distorted voltage her father's face with both hands, pulled the lever on the brake. The machine flew into the bushes, and lay down on the left side, so we stopped with my father almost died. Despite the many years of experience trouble-free operation, my father, the driver of the first class under the influence of a stressful situation arose made several mistakes in driving, which almost cost us our lives. Then I had a lot of unpleasant situations associated with coasting, but this story is the darkest. Everyone, especially the younger drivers, it should be remembered. Moving under the descent, never turn off the transmission, and the more the engine. Do not remove the foot from the accelerator pedal. Before the descent, especially in winter time reducing speed, gradually slowing the engine, include a lower gear. And another thing. Never tell yourself that you are a cool driver. The road does not like it. Always be alert to the constantly changing traffic conditions. Bon voyage!