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Old 12-03-2012, 07:12 PM   #98
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Originally Posted by OrbitalEllipses View Post
I'd assume because it's a bitch to downshift to first (which you shouldn't do until you're stopped anyway) and creeping in 2nd during traffic is way easier. It doesn't sound or feel pleasant though.
Where did this fallacy come from? Of course you can change into 1st gear while it's moving, it's just another gear and happens to be the lowest one.

Where is the mechanical logic that you have to be stopped to select it?
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