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Originally Posted by borge12
And with the average being 20.8 deaths / 100,000 people, and the US at 12.3 deaths /100,000, I think we can safely say that correlation does not imply causation.
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Countries like GB, France, and Germany have half the death rate of the US. That's pretty significant.
I'm not implying that a car's gearbox have anything to do with it. But I do believe it is a symptom of an underlying problem, lack of attentiveness to driving. Manuals give you more control over the gear changes, so they can be faster(depends now), or more fuel efficient, which is more important in heavily fuel taxed Western Europe.
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Originally Posted by Dimman
Just curious how many people took their exam in a manual?
I took my test in my own manual car, but the common thinking was, learn on manual, test on auto.
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I learned/tested on an auto, because that is all we had at the time. But that is what my parents recommended anyway for a newbie driving.