May 08, 2009 07:27 PM
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(Updated May 11, 2009 05:44 PM)
Please note: This Post talks only about Car driving in a heavy traffic congestion
Being an owner of a luxurious car gives a different sort of joy only a car lover can understand. The joy of driving your favorite car in speed is pleasurable too.But what do u feel when u stuck at the traffic congestion and continuously play with clutch pedal, Accelerator & brakes so that u get a better place to go ahead and your car don't stall.
The Traffic Congestion scenario:-
Most Indian Metros are facing serious problem of Traffic congestion.The upward pace of economic growth and the growing incomes of middle class are only likely to make the situation worse. the part of the story is only a few metros are having internal railway system of transport within the city but again that is too overloaded, and there is always a limit on how much additional infrastructure a city can add.
In London they have congestion charging scheme to reduce traffic in busy area means a driver need to pay charges to enter in some zones.Some developed countries use advance technology to inform drivers on which route they will find less traffic. But in India it will take may be too longer time to implement because there is still much pending to improve on basic infrastructure.
Lets come to the point of peaceful Car Driving in a traffic congestion, Most of the time stop & go pattern of traffic congestion destroy the joy of driving your luxurious car.
The physical stress of coordinating the Clutch, Brakes and Accelerator, not only waste the valuable fuel, it also gives an early wear n tear to your clutch plates.
To be comfortable in this scenario one of the good solutions can be an Automatic Transmission car.
Automatic Transmission:-
As per Wikipedia - An Automatic transmission(commonly "AT" or "Auto") is an Automobile gearbox that can change gear ratios automatically as the vehicle moves, freeing the driver from having to shift gears manually. In simple language there are NO gears & NO clutch to operate with foot.
The driver only need to take care of Brakes and Accelerator. But there are some limitations for AT cars too specially in indian markets:-
Limited choice:- There are very few model of cars available in Indian market in AT models. If your choice of car is not available that means u have compromise on your choice.
Higher cost:- Companies take Extra premium on price on AT vehicls compare to MT cars
Fuel Economy:- The AT cars offer low fuel economy, and specially in India where u rarely find longer uninterrupted road to drive its become more worse.
The another one Good solution can be The Semiautomatic Conversion into the car.
As pe Wikipedia:- A semi-automatic transmission(also known as clutchless manualtransmission, automated manual transmission, or paddle shift gearbox)is a system which uses electronic sensors, processors and actuators toexecute gear shifts on the command of the driver. This removes the need for a clutchpedal which the driver otherwise needs to depress before making a gearchange, since the clutch itself is actuated by electronic equipmentwhich can synchronise the timing and torque required to make gearshifts quick and smooth.
In simple language An Automatic Clutch pedal control system which removes the use of your left foot for operating the clutch. Gives your left foot a complete rest. A device called City clutch takes care of the clutch movement completely, it makes your left legcompletely free, while driving. In other words it can convert Any Manual Transmission car into a Semi-automatic one.
In City Clutch(The automatic Clutch Pedal Control System), a well designed electronic chip which analyzes different signals like speed sensor ofthe car, movement of Brake pedal, Accelerator pedal etc. This electronic chip actuates the clutch pedal to move automatically as per your driving.
Advantages of using a Semi Automatic Conversion into a car:-
Complete comfort:-
NO need to use the left leg and not to worry about the co-ordination of Clutch Peda, l Brake & Accelerator means it gives a driver total comfort in a traffic congestion scenario. So next time when u are in traffic and have a conversion into semi automatic, u just need to keep your car in first gear and can control the car with the brakes only. Relase the brake and the car will move smoothly forward, No extra clutching, No extra acceleration to keep the vehicle alive . above all no Pollution in the air too. The same system works in Reverse gear too.
As the conversion from manual to Semiautomatic can be done in any car so you don't have to compromise on the choice of model you want to drive.Last but not the least, Because a device is taking care of clutch movement there will be lesser mis-use of clutch so better fuel efficiency and better mileage as well as lesser wear n tear of clutch plates.
For example if you are driving a car in high speed and requires to put brakes. the device will not disengage the cluth till the time car speed reaches down to 35 Kms/hour. complete safe driving.TO know more about the Semi Automatic conversion in a car . just type "Convert Your Car to a Semi-Automatic Car" in google and u can get complete detail information on that with pics. Happy Driving
