Why do you lose ‘control’ over your car when you use your clutch before braking?

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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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Anonymous 0 Comments

For the period that the clutch is in but not the brake you are coasting, which is technically illegal in many jurisdictions although in practice that isn’t an issue for such a short moment.

The real question is, why bother doing it this way? If you need to brake then apply the brake. If you have slowed down to the point that the engine might stall then apply the clutch. Otherwise leave the clutch alone.

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