it is like catching a fast cricket ball with your teeth. one can do this in theory, by making the relative speed = 0, and then decelerating to rest slowly. any small mistake can hurt real bad.
btw, it is safe to get the car out of gear to neutral without using the clutch but engaging into gear is risky. just apply gentle pressure on the gear knob to slot into neutral (but not enough to actually slot into neutral) and hold it under this pressure and let go off the accelerator. as the car begins to slow down, at some point the RPM match happens and the stress on the tranny will be zero, then it will slot into neutral without clutch. |