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Old 12-21-2015, 10:27 PM   #189
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Originally Posted by Frankie'sFRS View Post
Could you give a scenario that happened to you ? Whenever I hear this reasoning I can't think of anything of how being in gear will help. I guess if your still moving then it makes sense but people say the same thing about being in neutral vs 1st and clutch in. But if I needed to move , I'd hit the guy next to me ! Just can't wrap my head around it.
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That's what I was thinking, unless you're the first one in the line waiting for the green or a stop sign, but then it still involve risk from getting into accidents with other vehicles/peds.
While looking for something else I came across this gif. It perfectly illustrates where there would have been time to motor out of the way if you were prepared to do so.
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