Atmosphere-Terrible t1_ja7y10c wrote on February 27, 2023 at 2:52 PM

Reply to comment by navenarf in ELI5: What is the fastest way to stop a car with a manual gearbox ? by navenarf

Got it! Ok in an ideal and I am talking textbook scenario probably, but it would be so marginal that hitting the breaks would be the most efficient.

Because what you are suggesting is:

You are in 5th or 6th gear at 100km/h you start hitting the breaks and you simultaneously shift to 3rd, or something? It might be more efficient, dunno.

I tried, I am not a physicist.