Back when us old geezers learned to drive, the advice was "Always push the clutch down before starting the engine!" It doesn't matter whether the transmission is in gear or not, if the power can't get to the transmission!
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!