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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 12:04 PM
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Only if I'm lighting a smoke or scatch'in my ***** (I'm left handed ;P)
 
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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by caberto
Keep mine in gear, unless I need both hands to adjust for something or need to rest them during long rides, but if I do put it in N, it's only after a few cars are already stopped behind me, or I see no one's coming up back there. Oh, and I'm never in N at a stop sign that I can think of.
BINGO! And I always watch my rearview mirrors and flash my LED brake lights when I see a car is approaching and I always have an escape route planned if it looks like they are not going to stop in time. I put it in neutral after a car has stopped safely behind me. Never at a stop sign. I'm not sitting there long enough to make it worthwhile. (Plus how can you "roll the stop" if you're in neutral? )
 
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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 12:12 PM
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Only if I have 1 or 2 cars already fully stopped behind me and I need to. I usually don;t need to so I stay in gear 95% of the time.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 12:19 PM
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Never.
+1, I always downshift into first, and stay ready for a quick getaway. Here in El Paso, People only stop for red lights or stop signs when they feel like it.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 01:05 PM
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I put it in neutral at a light if I'm gonna be waiting for a few. Never do at stop signs.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 01:18 PM
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Never. Left foot down, right foot stays on the brake.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 02:36 PM
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Nope, don't use neutral at stop signs. Sometimes I'll put a foot down, maybe both feet down. Sometimes I barely even stop.
 
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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 02:42 PM
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Around the home town I know which lights take forever and I'll go ahead and hit nuetral however, any other time I tend to stay in gear.
 
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Only when lighting a smoke. Then right back to in gear holding clutch in
 
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Originally Posted by 2004Sierra
If I think its going to be a long light I will go to neutral, but only after a few cars have stopped behind me. I still keep an eye on the mirrors.
Yup....that's how i do it
 
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