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Stick Shift Issues
My boyfriend just got a car. It's a manual. He knows how to drive it fine, but he can't shift into first gear fast enough and that causes him to roll backwards if he happens to be stopped on a hill. He's worried that since people always stop basically right on his ass, he's going to roll backwards into them. Any tips on how to not roll backwards in a situation like that? I mean I know if he did roll back and hit someone it would be the other person's fault for stopping so close, but it would be nice to avoid the problem altogether. Please and thanks!
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Tell him to give it a little more gas and drop the clutch a little bit faster.
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the second answer here is the only good one. just leave it in first and take your foot off the brake and put it onto the gas while letting the clutch out. done and done.
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If he needs to do a hill start, he should apply the hand brake as soon as he stops. This should stop any roll back problems. When he is ready to start moving, he needs to ensure the car is in first gear, use the clutch to get the 'bite', where the car noise changes and it wants to start moving. Then gently release the hand brake and slowly move forward. If he has sufficient revs the car will move in the right direction.
He will be unable to shift into first gear unless he is going very slowly or stopped as this gear is for starting and stopping mostly. It is very difficult to use first at any other speed.
If he is having that many problems with the manoeuvre, maybe he should practise on a deserted hill somewhere? You are correct in that it would be the fault of the car behind for being too close, but practising would mean it wouldn't be an issue.
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First off, when he's stopped at a light, leave it in first gear (dont shift to neutral). When he's ready to go, tell him to move his foot off the break and onto the gas while simultaneously letting the clutch out. It took me awhile to get used to the stick shift, especially in my town which is all hilly. But now I can do it without rolling backwards an inch. Tell him to practice a lot, that's how you get good at it.
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I can't really explain well enough in my own words, so try the following:
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