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Re:Pedestrian fatally crushed between two parked cars after ... by inferiorhuman on Thursday December 12, 2019 @03:07AM (#21770173)
In San Francisco signs dictate you do three things: curb your wheels, park in gear, set the parking brake. Hasn't failed me yet. If I'm facing uphill I'll usually leave the car in reverse instead of first though.

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Re:Pedestrian fatally crushed between two parked cars after ... by arijun on Thursday December 12, 2019 @03:20AM (#21770237)
Why wouldn't you always leave the car in reverse? It has a lower gear ratio than 1st.
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Re:Pedestrian fatally crushed between two parked cars after ... by londons_explore on Thursday December 12, 2019 @04:17AM (#21770483)
Reverse typically has a higher gear ratio than first. Normally between 1st and 2nd in terms of ratio.
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Re:Pedestrian fatally crushed between two parked cars after ... by inferiorhuman on Thursday December 12, 2019 @05:09AM (#21770698)
Why wouldn't you always leave the car in reverse?

If I'm worried about the car rolling, I don't particularly want it turning the engine backwards.

In terms of ratios I don't give it much thought. On pretty much every car I've driven first gear is shorter than reverse (typically first is > 4:1 vs reverse at < 4:1).

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Re:Pedestrian fatally crushed between two parked cars after ... by eknkc on Thursday December 12, 2019 @03:31AM (#21770282)
Probably has a higher chance to mess up the transmission in case of a load (small impact) due to that lower gear ratio.
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Re:Pedestrian fatally crushed between two parked cars after ... by zebnyc on Thursday December 12, 2019 @03:17AM (#21770224)
what about manual tranmission? Fellow SF resident asking. Thanks
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Re:Pedestrian fatally crushed between two parked cars after ... by arijun on Thursday December 12, 2019 @03:22AM (#21770254)
Sounds like he's talking about manual transmission--in an automatic, you can't take out the keys if it's in drive (nor would you want to, as "park" is better for parking)
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