Driver Creep
I am a student of driving technique, but this is one that I don’t understand. I need someone to explain this to me.
Have you ever noticed that some people stop at a traffice signal one or even two car lengths behind the car in front of them? Then, slowly, over the period that the traffic signal holds them, they creep ever so deliberately up toward the car in front.
This is particularly troublesome for us folks that drive a stick shift. Now, when I come to a stop at a traffic signal, I stop where I intend to sit, put the car in neutral and that way I don't have to sit and hold the clutch in. Usually all that is required is a light pressure on the brake to hold you in place. But, if I get behind a “creeper” now I have to press the clutch in, put the car in 1st gear and move up. You might say that I really don’t have to move up, but remember, I’m in Atlanta, and if you leave a car length in front of your car, at least two other drivers will try to squeeze in the space in front of you!
Somebody, please explain this to me!