Driving an Automatic Car

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It is good practice to drop it into neutral when stopping at traffic lights or it best just to leave it in Drive with the foot on the brake?

 

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I always drop it in to neutral. as A. I think it wears the torque converter and B. uses more fuel as its sitting there straining against the brake. and also I get annoyed at people that sit with their foot on the brake with the brake lights burning my retinas when there in front of me. so I dont do it to the person behind. I'm nice like that.

I shift to neutral and engage hand brake for similar reasons, to reduce wear on gearbox and rear light bulbs.