Oneshouldalwaysmakesurethatthecarisnotinagear whichtheclutchpressedwhile
starting;the causesofthisconditionarerepetitivejerksastheenginewantsthevehicleto
move,butthespeedatwhichthevehicleshouldbetravellingwhilechangingtothatgearisnot
attained.Itcanleadtoseveredamagestothecarandalsoleadtoaccidentsamidsttrafficor
while parking the vehicle.
Thegearsticksthatarepresentinmodern-daycarsaremultifunctional.Theyhaveswitchesfor
changingmodeseitheronthemorclosetothem.Thesemodesaremainlythesportsandthe
economy modethisdecreasestheloadonthecarengineandthusallowsgreaterorlower
RPMs and thus providing a better experience to thedrivers.
Nowadays,gearstickshavedifferentshiftingpatternsonthem.Someofthecommonexamples
are: