Are you scared of going through railway crossings? Yes, it may be intimidating sometimes, especially when the bells suddenly go off indicating a train is about to pass. As you know, trains are really heavy and strong, it can easily destroy your car.

But, there is another reason why some people got scared of railway crossings. It is because people said railway crossings can shut your engine off due to its magnetic field.

First off all, it isn’t true, railway crossing won’t shut your engine off when you go pass it.

The main reason people experience their engine stalls on the railway is because of panic, so most of this experience happens to a manual transmission car.

When going through railway crossings, some drivers forgot to shift into lower gear. Then, when the bells ring, they panic and forget about their gear and pedal situation, resulting in stalling.

To cope with this, make sure you are using low gear whenever you are going through a railway crossing. Using the first gear will reduce the chance of stalling by a lot.

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Apakah kamu takut ketika hendak melewati rel kereta? Ya, hal itu bisa saja mengintimidasi, apalagi ketika tanda peringatan kereta akan lewat mendadak berbunyi. Seperti kita tahu, kereta sangatlah berat dan kuat sehingga bisa menghancurkan mobilmu dengan mudah.

Tapi, ada satu alasan yang membuat orang takut akan rel kereta, yaitu rasa takut karena rel kereta yang memiliki gelombang magnet konon bisa mematikan mesin mobil ketika dilewati.

Pertama-tama, hal itu tidaklah benar, rel kereta tidak akan mematikan mesin mobilmu ketika menyebranginya.

Alasan utama mesin mati atau stall adalah karena rasa panik pengemudi, jadi, kebanyakan kasus ini terjadi pada mobil bertransmisi manual.

Ketika melintasi rel kereta, beberapa pengemudi seringkali lupa menurunkan gigi. Lalu ketika lonceng kereta berbunyi, mereka panik, lupa akan kondisi peda dan gigi, maka mobil pun stall.

Untuk memastikan ini tidak terjadi, pastikan bahwa kamu menggunakan gigi rendah saat menyeberangi rel kereta. Menggunakan gigi satu akan mengurangi resiko stall dengan signifikan.