Does putting your car in free gear reduce control during braking?

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No, on ice it helps. Sometimes it is smoother to engine brake by downshifting but all that comes with practice.

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If your front wheels skid...

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* Take your foot off the gas and shift to neutral, but don't try to steer immediately.

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* As the wheels skid sideways, they will slow the vehicle and traction will return. As it does, steer in the direction you want to go. Then put the transmission in "drive" or release the clutch, and accelerate gently.

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If your front wheels skid:

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* Take your foot off the gas and shift to neutral, but don't try to steer immediately.
* As the wheels skid sideways, they will slow the vehicle and traction will return. As it does, steer in the direction you want to go. Then put the transmission in "drive" or release the clutch, and accelerate gently.

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Stopping on Ice

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If you apply your breaks suddenly on an icy road, your vehicle will go into a skid. If you have to stop on a slippery surface, it is advisable to keep the clutch engaged and to pump the brake pedal in and out, gradually slowing the vehicle without locking the wheels. The use of studded tires decreases stopping distance on ice. You may wish to use neutral in certain stopping situations; the use of neutral takes the power away from the drive wheels which allows you to have more control.

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should only do so just before total stop to avoid stalling.

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If talking on the phone whilst driving?

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don't really help slowing down.

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It only makes a diffence on ice or loose surfaces. It can be completely nessesary on ice (even letting of the gas can cause the tires to slide) . On a car or othe light vehicle, use the brake untill the engine speed requires that you depress the cluch. if slowing to a stop leave it out of gear untill stopped. Don't downshift, downshifting only makes sense on heavy trucks. or downhill grades. If you downshift you are sacrificing the cluch and syncros to save the brakes. The brakes are much cheaper to replace.

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Since the question did not relate to ice, I would assume that you are asking about dry pavement. I would have to say that driving at moderate speeds it would really make no difference except with anti-lock brake systems. There the speed of the engine could actually pull you resulting in a longer stopping distance. In either case it would be easier on the brakes if the transmission was in neutral while applying the brakes. It could prevent you rear ending someone.
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