Second gear is slow enough to maintain control and quick enough to maintain momentum.

一方面，二档速度够慢，有利于保持控制，同时又有一定速度，可以保持一定的冲劲。

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The correct approach is to slow down after the gear down to very low speed when the car brake pull handbrake.

准确的做法是经过降挡来减速，到车速很低时才拉动手刹将车子刹停。

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You will see women who drive at an unnecessarily slow pace on highways when there is plenty of scope to gear up and move on a bit faster.

在高速公路上，经常能看到女司机们开得非常慢，即使加上一档，把车开得快一点完全没有问题。

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As such, it's a lot like driving a manual transmission stuck in second gear and using engine braking to slow down.

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