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Re:Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights by rcme on Thursday May 25, 2023 @01:50PM (#36073823)
It's illegal to drive in neutral. And of course you can engine break in automatic cars, but you're not likely to.
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Re:Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights by mrguyorama on Thursday May 25, 2023 @03:19PM (#36074884)
>It's illegal to drive in neutral

What law says that?

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Re:Electric cars prove we need to rethink brake lights by Sohcahtoa82 on Thursday May 25, 2023 @03:56PM (#36075351)
Dunno about other states, but in Oregon, it is explicitly forbidden to coast in neutral downhill

https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_811.495

> A person commits the offense of unlawful coasting on a downgrade if the person is the driver of a vehicle on a downgrade and the person coasts with the gears or transmission of the motor vehicle in neutral or with the clutch disengaged.

However, this only refers to going downhill. It says nothing about approaching a red light or any other scenario where you might consider choosing to coast.

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