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The phrase "was not in gear" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where a vehicle or machine is not properly engaged for operation, often in a mechanical or automotive context. Example: "When I tried to accelerate, I realized the car was not in gear, causing it to stall."
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Fortunately it was not in gear".
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If your vehicle wasn't in gear, and you weren't moving, then you may be able to argue that you weren't "driving" and therefore aren't liable for the ticket.
You can verify that a manual transmission car is in neutral by lightly jiggling the shifter; if it moves freely, then the transmission is not in gear.
You can prevent this from happening by ensuring that the car is not in gear before starting (using the gearshift-jiggling method above).
Once your certain your bike is not in gear, make sure you have enough gas in the tank, then you can start kicking on the kick starter, or if you have electric starter do it that way.
The designer himself was not in town (he's gearing up to launch his much-awaited beauty collection this summer), but guests sang his praises anyway.
Today Lopez is not in superhero gear – more downtown in black jeans and T-shirt and a baseball cap.
"As I understand it there was no issue... he wasn't in club-based gear and they're a personal sponsor of his," AFL chief Gillon McLachlan told reporters in Adelaide on Tuesday.
I make them for myself to wear when I'm not in biking or gardening gear.
"But my husband is not in the car changing gear for me.
Her proposal is to place it on hydraulic lifts that go underground when the gear is not in use.
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