Minsan pag nasanay ka then it will become your habit, I used to do this when I have both diesel 4x4 pickup and diesel AUV.. until beninta ko isang car bumili ako ng compact sedan na gas, ayun namamatayan ako nung una kasi I was so used na 2nd gear ang start ko from dead stop... ngayon nasanay na ako sa auto na lagi 1st gear talaga from dead stop, kaya when I drive my pickup 1st gear na lagi...
Pero when I need a quick launch sa stop light using the pickup mas mabilis ang 2nd gear using some RPM.. you save 1 shift up.