When I am driving in my car and I have to brake for something, I always use the clutch first and then brake. From what I hear, you then have no control over your car, why is that? And why is that not the case when you first brake and then use the clutch when rpm is low enough.
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It’s not what you are thinking, what they mean is that you lose the ability to quickly deliver power if needed. Of course, typically if you are stopping you are intending to stop, but you never know if a situation will require you to apply acceleration to get out of danger or to take advantage of an opening in traffic. I’ve also heard concerns about if you get rear-ended then being in neutral could allow your car to coast into oncoming traffic. But also, leaving the clutch engaged allows you to harness engine breaking, again another minor benefit. Clutching in before braking has zero benefits, and staying in gear has marginal benefits, so the better practice is to just leave the car in gear until you stop.
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