How do the gears on a car work and what do they do?

Question

My Dads tried telling me loads of times but I really don’t understand them.

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Answer 1

I feel like I can answer this because I know as much about cars as a standard 5 year old, but I can drive stick!

Basically the lower the gear, the stronger the car is, but the higher the gear, the faster it can go. So if you need more power (like to start moving the car if it’s stopped, or if you’re going up a steep hill) you need to use a low gear. But as you’re driving, you shift to higher gears to speed the car up.