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Legality of FAS’ing and NICE-On’s…
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06-29-2008, 05:37 PM
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Legality of FAS’ing and NICE-On’s…
Hi All:
___Just a quick note and I hope everyone looks this up in their own locales…
http://law.onecle.com/illinois/625ilcs5/11-1410.html
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Coasting prohibited. (a) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a down grade shall not coast with the gears or transmission of such vehicle in neutral.
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06-29-2008, 06:01 PM
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Re: Legality of FAS’ing and NICE-On’s…
Pretty much the same in VA:
§ 46.2-811. Coasting prohibited.
The driver of any motor vehicle traveling on a downgrade on any highway shall not coast with the gears of the vehicle in neutral. One might think the word "highway" limits this to freeways and interstates. Not the case. The Code defines a highway pretty much as any road designated for vehicular traffic.
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06-29-2008, 06:23 PM
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Re: Legality of FAS’ing and NICE-On’s…
Minnesota
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/...#stat.169.39.0
169.39 COASTING.
(a) The driver of any motor vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade shall not coast with
the gears of such vehicle in neutral.
(b) The driver of a commercial motor vehicle when traveling upon a downgrade shall not
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06-29-2008, 07:24 PM
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Re: Legality of FAS’ing and NICE-On’s…
In Colorado, neutral is prohibited, but coasting with the clutch in is only prohibited for trucks and buses.
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06-29-2008, 07:39 PM
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Re: Legality of FAS’ing and NICE-On’s…
Nothing in the CT driver's manual but haven't searched the CT statutes yet.
Interesting, the way the law reads is is OK to coast in neutral on the level or on an uphill? Is it illegal to change gears with an MT car going downhill because you are in neutral, briefly? I wonder when these laws were enacted.
It would be helpful if attlaw4u or any other legal talent we have here could give their take on these laws?
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06-29-2008, 08:51 PM
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Re: Legality of FAS’ing and NICE-On’s…
Here is Maryland's:
§ 21-1108. Coasting prohibited.
(a) Vehicles generally.- If a motor vehicle is traveling on a downgrade, the driver of the motor vehicle may not coast with the gears or transmission in neutral.
(b) Truck or bus.- If a truck or bus is traveling on a downgrade, the driver of the truck or bus may not coast with the clutch disengaged.
[An. Code 1957, art. 661/2, § 11-1108; 1977, ch. 14, § 2.]
Notice that it says nothing about coasting to a red light, etc., just about coasting down an incline.
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06-29-2008, 08:57 PM
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Re: Legality of FAS’ing and NICE-On’s…
Here is another weird Maryland law, that seems to prohibit use of 4-way flashers to let people know to pass you:
f) Use of signal lamps.- The signals provided for in § 21-605 (b) and (c) of this subtitle:
(1) May be used to indicate an intention to turn, change lanes, or start from a stopped, standing, or parked position; and
(2) May not be flashed as a courtesy or "do pass" signal to the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear.
I'll have to check into the meaning of this.
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06-29-2008, 09:13 PM
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Re: Legality of FAS’ing and NICE-On’s…
These Maryland laws seem to be of use for Hypermiling, especially the one about cresting a hill:
(e) Approaching and going around curves.- Consistent with the requirements of this section, the driver of a vehicle shall drive at an appropriate, reduced speed when approaching and going around a curve.
(f) Approaching crests of grades.- Consistent with the requirements of this section, the driver of a vehicle shall drive at an appropriate, reduced speed when approaching the crest of a grade.
Is this defining DWL or what?
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06-29-2008, 09:59 PM
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Re: Legality of FAS’ing and NICE-On’s…
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Originally Posted by xcel
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As I read the law there is nothing against coasting on a level or upgrade, so, for example, the practice of coasting to a red light in neutral would be legal in most instances.
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06-29-2008, 10:12 PM
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Re: Legality of FAS’ing and NICE-On’s…
so...what do all these laws mean to us?
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