How to learn how to properly get under way on the rise

Have you ever happened to be behind drivers who cannot get under way on a hill, or at a traffic light on a hill? No? You are very lucky. When a woman in front rolls onto your car, and you can do absolutely nothing but horn desperately, everyone will get nervous if they don't panic.

Learning to get under way up the hill without straining

Once, I had to observe the broken front end of the Gazelle, which flowed out of the tasol radiator and, completely lost, the driver of the injured car. It is his fault, in any case, he did not keep his distance, drove too close.

But, considering that a car rolled onto him, the driver of which did not move well on the rise, he had no chance of avoiding this accident. From the word at all. The hill at the traffic light was quite steep and the distance would have to be kept more than ten meters.

We move up the hill smoothly and without jerking

Let's try to learn how to get under way on the rise, if this skill has not yet been perfected to automatism. With the practice of driving, the so-called muscle memory will appear, and there will be no need to remember the procedure. The legs will themselves remember which movements to make, and the ear will tell the head when it’s time to step on the gas and move forward.

You will learn to feel your car and this skill will not leave you anywhere. It's like riding a bicycle or ice skating - once you've learned it, you won't forget.

All skill comes with time. To ride - you need to ride and there are no other recipes.

The more often and longer the trip, the better and faster the driving skill will take root, the ability to correlate the capabilities of the car with the state of the road, and so on and so forth. You can rest assured that the ability to get under way on the rise will surely come.

Even if the instructor is unhappy now, and so you want to cry when the car stalls or jumps, instead of smoothly moving off and going up. You will subconsciously know how to step on the gas pedal, when to change gear and when to put your foot from the brake to the gas. All this will surely come and stay with you forever.

We get under way on the rise (uphill) without rolling back

The most difficult for us, ladies at the wheel, areas with a large inclined angle. It was also difficult for me for the reason that my foot size is small, my leg is narrow, and I kept getting hit when I moved my foot from the brake to the gas between the pedals. Then this problem disappeared by itself. The leg remembered what movement it must make in order to exactly please where it should be.

Universal algorithm of action

The driving school teaches how to use the hand brake. Well, it has the right to life - let's analyze this method now.

You are uphill, the engine is running, the handbrake is locked, and the gear lever is in neutral.

• We squeeze out the clutch, put in first gear.
• Slightly press the gas pedal. At the same time, we bring the engine speed to 2500 rpm. We fix the gas pedal in this position. If you still do not have the ability to listen to the engine and determine the required degree of holding the gas pedal by sound, then we are guided by the number of revolutions (the device, by the way, is called a tachometer).
• Now release the gas pedal very slowly. This should be done smoothly and slowly. Release the clutch very smoothly as well. If you drop the clutch abruptly, the engine will stall. We release the clutch until the moment when the number of revolutions on the tachometer shows about 1500 rpm. Now the most important point is to release the handbrake. If everything is done correctly, then you will get under way without any problems. And remember - everything is done smoothly. Sudden movements will cause the engine to stall.

We move up the hill without a parking brake

Casual, common and, in my opinion, most acceptable.

• Starting position: the gear lever is in neutral, the right foot is on the brake pedal, the handbrake is not fixed (we don’t remember about it at all now, it’s not there and that’s all). First we squeeze out the clutch and engage the first gear. We made sure that nothing will interfere with the movement, we proceed further. Smoothly (Smoothly!) Release the clutch pedal until you feel the sound of the load on the engine (while the brake is pressed). By the sound of the engine and by the slightly dropped RPM on the tachometer, you can determine whether the clutch has disengaged.
• The main thing with this method is to work out the smooth movement of the clutch pedal.... If you suddenly "drop" the clutch - the engine stalls. This sad thing is familiar to every novice car driver, let alone a car lady. All my lady friends considered the clutch pedal, during the training phase, enemy number 1.
• Now release the brake (with the clutch pedal in the same position). Quickly, but smoothly, we throw our right, free foot on the gas, press the gas pedal and, lo and behold! - we start elegantly.

Everything, the ability to feel the car came and the ability to get under way on the rise too. You can be proud of yourself, now you will enjoy driving and feel like a happy and omnipotent auto lady.