Clutch Control Uphill - Slow Moving Traffic and Uphill Junctions
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
- Different ways to move slowly uphill in traffic and uphill junctions. This video will explain the advantages and disadvantages of each method and why I teach the way I teach.
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Uphill traffic- These words are enough to give a beginner nightmares
I actually got a literal nightmare at night about this when learning.
You’re the best driving instructor I never had
Thank you ☺
Same 👌👌
Soo True!!!
Yeah, he's really good.
Facts. I love this dude🎯
The trick to driving a manual is just figuring out where the bite point is in your car, and what the clutch is actually doing inside of the engine when you find it. Everything begins to become intuitive after that. When i bought my first car it was a standard, and i was shitting my pants the first time i took it on road because i had this mindset that finding the bite point was like, an achivement or something. As soon as i took it to an empty parking lot at night and just practiced finding the bite point a million times. all of the anieties vanished... truly an awesome feeling, because then you realize that you get to drive stick!!
Good advice.
Here's a Pro tip connect with your Car😂 just go with the flow
@@misterpotato4775 last time I connected with my car I got arrested for public indecency.
Omg, I was watching this video and I was like “exactly... yup... that’s right... that had happened to me... I know what you’re talking about...” and then “ohhhh, that’s how you do it... I have to try it... wait, need to watch it again, it was what I need to know...” 😂
Well, thank you very much, I’m sure many of us can relate to those problems, I’m very happy to learn something new again 👍🏻
You're welcome Asia S
very much related
I turned 17 during coronavirus lockdown which means I haven’t yet had a driving lesson (from an instructor). Instead I’ve been going out with my parents every night and these videos are the ones that means I improve every night. Thank you!!!
I'm so happy to hear that!
Same 😁
Same I’ve got my test next week have u got one booked?
How did it go?
Do you just drive with your parents? thats so weird
but im not from the UK so maybe
I can't imagine that people who could physically interact with this guy and talk to him would ever fail a test. I've become adept at handling a panel can after 10 videos and 2 days practice. Cheers man ✊🏽
This was the first thing my instructor taught me, how to use the clutch to my advantage everywhere without burning it out, made my confidence go sky high knowing how to do it, wish more instructors would teach this in the first few lessons
There's nobody as excellent of a teacher as you on this planet.
That's what my instructor was teaching me, I appreciate him so much. Hill starts and hill traffic are so much easier now. It wasn't easy to learn at first tho
Well, I wish driving instructors in France could be that thorough...
I'll take that as a compliment, thank you.
I've understood my wrongs with your help. Thank you. My town is on hills so almost everywhere there is up or down and we don't use hand break but clutch and gas. Greetings from Veliko Tarnovo Bulgaria
It's good to know I'm helping people as far away as you.
This is what I love about manual transmission cars. You'll never get bored of driving them, and it is so satisfying to learn driving a manual.
No. For me, this situation of creeping in a slow moving uphill traffic makes me want to pick automatic car instead. With manual car, my mind is always on worrying about clutch wear and handbrake wear when dealing such situation. In other situations, I can enjoy driving a manual car.
Cars are boring and dull, henxe why manuals add something at least
I wish my instructor explained like you did thank you this helped me alot
I'm happy to hear that 😊
Great video because of the real-world scenarios, the majority of the videos on YT simply deal with "hill start" and that's all. I'm a bit fixated with the handbrake as it always works, but will now try to balance the gas/clutch a bit more. Thanks!
You're welcome ☺
@@ConquerDriving i once burnout my clutch when i was learn manual.. because i sometimes push the clutch partially..
I have drove without an instructor by viewing your video lessons. Cheers mate. You're indeed a good instructor 💯👏
Thank you so much for the videos you make. After i passed my test and got a car my dad took me and he shouted and swore so much just because i couldn’t get the right biting point on a hill. Now 2 years later im 19 and because of you i learned how to do it and have moved of perfectly every single time. And I still enjoy watching ur videos lol
How I wish driving instructors in Singapore could explain like this guy can!!!
Thank you :)
Oh.. I have just known from you that those instructors in Singapore could not explain like this.
I’ve been driving manual for a little over a year now and these videos have really helped me improve my shifts and driving skills. Thank you for all the great tips!
Recently got my first car after passing my test earlier in the year and your videos are sooooo helpful! Thanks for the great content
You're very welcome. I hope you enjoy driving.
Passed first time this wednesday all thanks to this channel. Thank you so much for all your help
I'm so glad to have helped.
Awesome! I started driving a manual car in Dec 2021 and I have learned a lot from your videos and explanations, I still struggle with hill balancing/start but am hopeful I will be there soon! Greetings from Kenya.
This guy knows his stuff
im 15 in the US, most people here drive automatic but im learning to drive on a manual, these videos are really helpful :))
I was instructed to use the hand break start regardless of the situation, which led me thinking how taxing it would be to me and my car when I were stuck in a traffic situation uphill. With this method I know what to do. Very useful technique. Cheers!
You’re the best driving instructor I never had too ;)
My driving instructor just taught me this yesterday, and I’m trying to review a little bit. Hope to be able to use and practice this next time. Thanks so much for this!
Best instructor ever with simple explanations and presentations in a forthright manner and this has defined your class . Thank you my brother !
I have tried to look some other instructors around here. But I didn't have a chance to find who could surpass you. You are the best car instructor ever
I have seen many driving lessons videos on RUclips before but you are the first one who teaches "allowing the hill to slow down the car" without trying to use the break much. That is a very handy tactic and though I have been driving for a few months already, I can imagine how using this method will make my driving a lot more smooth. Thank you so much for sharing.
You're welcome
I would like to thank you so much for teaching me how to drive like a pro, your video's helped me so much last year when i got my learner's licence.. Your clutch control video is slick and i just love it.
I'm taking my driver's lic test two weeks from now and I'm so grateful for this video
I passed a month ago and ive had my car two weeks. My instructor's car was so forgiving! I now have an older car that isnt ! So these videos help ! I had to do a closed junction on a hill. And it was a bit of a learning curve in my car 😅 so im so glad this video is here !!
Thanks Richard, this video of yours helped me a lot and gave me confidence to drive in uphill heavy traffic single lane junction in India. It highly boosted my driving moral.
You're welcome, I'm glad it helped.
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I repeatedly watch this video many times and I can say I'm getting there
I'm happy to hear that! It's good to know my videos are helping people.
I've never attended any driving lessons but through Richard's instructions I'm able to drive my car 👍 successfully without any difficulty
That's really great to hear! I'm happy the videos help.
This guy is a gem. Such a cool instructor
I really enjoy watching your videos. For uphill, I use my handbrake and shift the gear to neutral while stopping at any signal. After signal turns green, I hold down my brake, release hand brake, press down clutch, shift gear to first, slowly release the clutch to half clutch (still holding down the brake) and release the brake. Accelerate slowly if necessary, and then move forward.
Thank you. Your method will work fine in some cars but others will require you to add gas before lifting the clutch to prevent a stall.
Hi I'm from Namibia 🇳🇦 and I've learn alot from your video 🙏🏾 Thank you mate✊🏾🇳🇦
You're welcome.
you're d best driving instructor iv'e ever watch especially ur instruction on using d gas first before lifting d clutch to it's. friction point,very education but very simple instruction and very easy to get abd follow,tnx for ur driving instruction videos it really helps me a lot about manual more power to ur channel sir👍😊
I come back to this video because, for me, this is always interesting and important topic, even I have been driving for a few years. I can say this is the most complete video I have found on this topic : it describes a few aspects involved in dealing with such situation.
The instructor has done his best in explaining things on the topic while showing in a real example.
Thank you, you may also find this video helpful: ruclips.net/video/_6YyHxgZJMA/видео.html
Best instructor. I have started driving and got in the process of getting a driving license
You are the best driving instructor in clutch control uphill ,its really helpful
just bought a brand new manual car. No one ever taught me any of these thing! Thank you!!!
You're welcome!
It's impossible... to roll backwards when... you're going forwards 🤯🤯🤯 how is that so obvious yet not obvious at the same time??
It's called fear.
i love rewatching this over and over, it doesn’t miss a but and it encourages me to drive better
I’ve been driving my dads turbo automatic regularly since passing my test, bought my own little 1L petrol, your videos are invaluable! Thank you
It's very nice to hear that, thank you.
I’m a new driver. Still learning and I was told today , That is not a way to control the car clutch and brake 😏 But I find it much easier without the hand brake 😅
It doesn't work in all cars ruclips.net/video/UdTSRBJrw7Y/видео.html
One technique my driving instructor taught me is that if you have to use the handbrake at a junction, there’s nothing to say you have to take your hand off it. It’s perfectly OK to hold it up with the button depressed. It saves a little bit of time when you come to release it again.
That's true, however some handbrakes are rather heavy so probably only good if you have strong arms 💪
@@ConquerDriving The handbrake in my car is most of the time a two-hand operation, so this is true.
I love watching all your videos. When I drove a semi, I never had good clutch control and you explain it so well. I was never taught the way you teach it. I will be applying all the techniques you have taught when I get my first manual car. 1990 Toyota Camry
I passed my test today in south Africa 🔥🔥😁....your videos helped me a lot 💯🔥thanks 👍
Congratulations! I'm very pleased to hear that!
Can’t thank you enough for your outstanding explanation💯💯💯! Your videos really help me how to drive gas car. At first I was laterally crying because I kept on stalling, specially on uphill.
You are one of the best drive instructors .
One of the tricks I learned to not worry about moving backwards in an uphill traffic is to have both feet in full clutch and brake then releasing clutch first to bite point before releasing break pedals. Worked for me.
Doesn't work in all cars though unfortunately.
In small engine petrol cars this doesn't work, you WILL stall.
So I recently purchased a Mustang gt manual. Your videos have helped me so much. Thank You!
Damn nice beo
You helped me so much and today I passed my exams successfully. You are the best. Here in Greece the system is corrupted and if you don't bribe them they will not pass you most of the times. But I did learn so much from your videos and my examiner couldn't find an opportunity to stop the process.
I'm very happy to hear I've helped you. I'm also sorry to hear that you need to bribe your examiner for a pass. That undermines road safety.
i am also learning in greece. my instructor gave me the bribe option but i didn’t want the easy way out. i have learnt so much more from your channel than all my 10 lessons from my shouting instructor
I'm happy to hear this!
Not gonna lie this guy has to much respect for me helping alot for real
My driving instructor teach me same way as you show on this video👍
Good driving instructor 😄😉
Conquer Driving
Thank you for your hard work,
You are helping us too.
I wish everyone had you as their driving instructor...
Attempted my first uphill junction today in my car. With my partner there to instruct me. It didn't go so well. But always time to practice 👌 Super spooky and im still spooked...
Came straight to youtube when i got home to check out your vids haha . Im pretty decent with downhill junctions from watching these vids
Perhaps some practise on a hill without a junction will help improve your skills. Thanks for watching and good luck with your next hill start.
I used your instruction with 1.2 and below and that's working :D
With 1.4 and above no need to use the handbrake anymore, just try to release the clutch slowly and car will go ahead without drifting backwards
It's a coincidence that you have noticed a difference between engine size. I've been in 1.2 litres that give loads of help and I own a 2.0 litre that gives very little help. It's not engine size it's engine management set up. ruclips.net/video/pZaQW6VEuXU/видео.html
i love driving manual it's all about practising and slow traffic make you practise more
I love a manual too. Yes, traffic is great for practise.
At 6 minutes, junctions uphill... I need to seriously watch this over and over!
Omg i am taking my test tomorrow, and anxiety kills me 😂 I am here all day checking videos 😂 Hope everything goes well
Good luck with your test 🤞
@@ConquerDriving thank u, i need it 🙏
Refreshing 🤣🤣🤣🤣 mind love from Uganda 🇺🇬 east Africa
Hello, you are the best instructor teacher I ever had.
I don't get a chance to drive a manual vehicle because they are extinct here in Dubai, UAE. But I still got a manual driving license and your videos help me continue to remember what it feels like to drive a manual. (Manuals aren't sold here even if you want one, even though we have all flat roads so no worry about hill starts. The car won't roll back even if in Neutral yet manual cars are a rarity).
That's interesting. But it is the way things are going. The manual will on the UK's roads for a long time yet but in some countries they haven't been sold for some time.
You are the world class best driving instructor. Other instructors should learn from you bro seriously. I wish I could learn driving car from you
thanks to you I am now confident driving up hill. slow crawling traffic up hill still makes me sweaty though 🥵
Great tips! This video came in handy last week as I got stuck behind a tractor that was only going about 0-3 MPH and he kept stopping. Not fun, especially when going up hills. I was worried that I was going to overheat my clutch by repeatedly doing handbrake starts and holding it at the bite point for so long going up hill since I was never able to fully release it at such low speeds for about 20 minutes straight but there was nothing else I could have done. I never smelled the clutch burning so hopefully I didn't fry it too bad lol.
In those situations I let the traffic move a bit so I have more distance to go. That way I spend more time stopped and more time with the clutch fully up keeping it cool.
@@ConquerDriving Thank you so much for the tip, I will try that next time I am in that situation. Greetings from America!
I need you to know how much I appreciate you
I am very happy that we are living in an era that some talented and informed people like you can teach millions of people around world with a little cost
Thank you
And thank technology
Thank you. I use RUclips myself to learn how to do many things.
@@ConquerDriving RUclips is the greatest university in the world
I have driven 2 lakh kilometres but on seeing your videos I feel I didn't learn my basics properly. Thanks for all the video.
I'm loving Ur video teaching me slot n I'm getting to love manual car
Really your the best and I can't stop appreciating you be blessed with your work
Another awesome video for someone across the pond. Best tutorials on the web. Can’t wait to drive around the UK.
Yorkshire, Scotland and Wales are the best places to drive here.
Luckily this video came out the day I passed my test. I do remember how sunny it was the coming days before my test and I ended up wearing my sunglasses so it'd be easier for me to see anything coming up on junctions. Since I bought my car about a month and a half ago and started driving on my own last week, the biggest worry at the moment has been the rush hour and my clutch control hasn't been the best so I've been watching a few videos about it to prepare me better. I personally didn't encounter much rush hour on my lessons so it's still fairly new to me and I'm glad to have seen your videos about it as it will hopefully make me a bit less anxious when traffic's busy because everyone else finishes school and work :)
Just had my hills lesson... this video made it so much easier!! I'm so grateful for your videos ❤❤
Thanks your videos are so rich and widens one knowledge about driving.
Such good content, thank you. Deserves a lot more than 22k subscribers! Keep the clips coming!
Thank you ☺
I like how he tilts his camera to make it look like it's uphill ;)
I've made it look a bit more uphill in the thumbnail. But it is still quite a big hill.
As an American, I live in the land of the automatic transmission, where unless somebody has chosen a sports car or drives a heavy truck, manual transmissions are a nuisance that few drivers ever have to encounter or even think about.
But as a fairly frequent visitor to the UK, I most often end up in rental/hired cars with manual transmissions. I never have any issues with 'driving on the wring side...that is one thing my brain is able to handle easily. and my manual driving skills, such as they are, are good enough that I don't have a panic attack when first getting in one, and I average about one stall a day from less than perfect coordination of clutch and accelerator/gas pedal.
But I am not a big fan of driving up steep hills when slow, creeping traffic means a lot of stop-and-go. I know what to do, but the coordination is not at all polished. If at all possible, I try to leave the car in 1st gear, keep my foot off the clutch, and let the engine basically idle, just creeping forward at a rate that keeps up with the crawling traffic; I will add a touch of gas if necessary. If the car in front of me does briefly pull ahead, and I can anticipate that it will quickly have to slop again, I just keep crawling forward and know that I will catch up soon. If the car in front pulls forward a lot before stopping again, I just increase the gas a bit to partially close the distance before backing off and crawling again. Minimal clutch and/or brake use.
I have observed that various kinds of 'automatic' transmissions are now available in the UK, and I appreciate getting them when they are offered. I wonder how long the UK's love affair with the manual transmission will hold out? My own car (a Honda Accord sedan) in the States has a CVT (continuously variable transmission), and I love it. They seem to have tuned it so the "rubber band effect" that older ones had seems to be absent on mine. the gas mileage is very good, and it drives responsively. Honda (and my dealer as well) says that these typically last the life of the car and don't need replacing. Seems to me that with such performance, fuel economy and essential simplicity and reliability, the UK has no good reason, other than tradition, to stick with the manuals.
This video may be of interest: ruclips.net/video/g1YY4fmVD_A/видео.html
Your videos are awesome. You make new drivers confident. Thank you for what you do. Love from south Africa
Life saving.... It's great to teach students on an empty uphill to slowdown and then take off a couple of times before asking them to pull out a hill start from a junction.
My instructor did the same... and guess what... being a new car driver and a seasoned motorcycle driver, I know if I screw the accelerator up, I may shoot forward.
It's better to stay at secure, than to shoot forward uncontrollably.
That mostly lead me to stall a couple of times... and my instructor gets panicked, as there is always someone behind your car too close.
What should have been done, is taught how to do hill stop starts.
No one wants to be in an accident.. and the first instinct that kicks in when the car is out of control... is to brake.
Also.. seasoned driving idiots... stay sufficient distance away if you are behind a Learner (it's in Highway Code and DES)
Don't rear end, being new drivers, we are bound to make mistakes... and we don't want our instructors car to be damaged in any way because of us.
The skills come with experience, otherwise most of us would have learned directly from RUclips.
Well I passed my theory test today.
I like that hill start movement you a the best instructor
Your the best and so patient to teach people .
Richard your videos are a life saver to me. Had my first lesson yesterday and already handled uphill start/ stop and going slow in traffic in an hour. You helped tremendously.
I was only taught handbrake starts when I learnt to drive over 50 years ago and even when training to become a driving instructor. If I was still an instructor now, I would learn how to teach better using your videos. Other instructors on RUclips I find just don't teach car control only how to pass the test.
At Bangalore, there are flyovers were cars doesn't maintain distance, and I am still scared of rolling back as I learned driving. And my instructor never taught me clearly. But when no vehicle at the back, I am not scared of moving off. I was looking at various videos that helps me to learn it. I was thinking, my clutch pressure plate has a problem. And my car has lowest engine noise or vibration and I sometimes get confused if ignition is ON. 😊
I am gonna practise again with clutch and gas. Also looking at RPM to between 10-20
You are the best instructor.
I was searching this video cause I have same situation and I am in india which makes this more challenging thanks for the knowledge
I passed my test. But was never taught how to use the handbrake like this in the old car I have now so I avoided hills. So I've had to book more lessons in. 😢
I really like watching ur videos, the best things is u explain the method in first half of video, but the later part of video is actually crux of the skills and experience.. Good luck
So far I’ve had no issues in uphill starts in my mustang gt by using just the clutch to move forward although here in Florida we have very few inclines on the road. Im sure in steeper situation I would have to use the handbrake.
I usually go for the brake pedal - throttle combo, but a handbrake start can be of use. If the traffic is thick and you can not afford to roll back even a bit as the person behind is too close, giving some gas, finding the bite point when the front of the car lifts a bit (at least in a front-wheel drive - assuming the same happens in a rear-wheel..) yields a sturdy start. Just make sure to drop the hand brake when you are safe to go, if the clutch is biting and the engine has sufficient revs, you will be good to go. This can be applied when backing up on a steep ramp and you wish to avoid ramming the doors of a garage in front.
I was lucky but had no clue why my instructor made me park on a ramp in an abandoned industrial estate .. Now I do, and in retrospect, I'd be swinging up and down all day :D
Best video for uphill i have ever seen 😊
many years ago taught my daughter how to drive a 4 speed 4x4 when she was around 11 when out camping, later she was the only one at Disney who could stop and start up a hill in the giant drum float in the parade for the 21st century, all the others kept killing the engine some had to roll to bottom of hill and go on with out stopping
lol that cat just chillin in the road at 6:16
3:53 Think I've finally got it. I usually use the handbrake excessively. So I guess instead of doing that, I can keep the clutch & brake down, lift the clutch to find the bite point, then move off the break onto the accelerator
You can, be careful your car will likely struggle and possibly stall.
@@ConquerDriving thanks for the response. So what would you suggest? Handbrake on, clutch at biting point, accelerator down?
@@michael43567 For me, it depends on waiting time before moving off. If it is quite long, say more than 5 seconds, I will use handbrake. If I can be sure it is not long, I will use clutch-control instead.
I just passed before xmas I was told to just use the clutch to move off by instructer now I've got my own car I'm always stalling on hills and junctions with slopes I'm seriously thinking about getting a automatic now
Try practise using the gas before the clutch, practise in a quiet area on the flat first. You've got your manual licence, you may as well cement your skill. Will take a year or two of manual driving for the skill to last.
@@ConquerDriving no man ..it's a long time. I know how to do it in a quiet area but once I am in the traffic and other cars behind me (very close) I panic and then I push the gas very hard to go forward !!
I love ur videos next time please make a vedio like this but without hand brake
This video may help: ruclips.net/video/_6YyHxgZJMA/видео.html
6:04, that cat has a deathwish