[Nik Naym]

“What about throwing the car into reverse?

Wouldn’t that be even better than neutral?”

NO.

You would run the risk of causing the back wheels (or front wheels on a front wheel drive car) to lock up, rendering the car uncontrollable.

[editor-surveyor]

>> “What about throwing the car into reverse?”

“Wouldn’t that be even better than neutral?””

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“NO.

You would run the risk of causing the back wheels (or front wheels on a front wheel drive car) to lock up, rendering the car uncontrollable.” <<

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Nonsense!

There is no car on the road today that will actually go into reverse before the output governor pressure falls to zero.