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Originally Posted by Dimman
I know enough people in Metro Vancouver that would probably rather take public transit than pay to fail a driving test if it required a manual. People are lazy, and have enough trouble navigating the metal box sea as it is. Plus with all of these private driver 'training' businesses, coupled with examiners apathy to oblivious drivers because people 'need' to be able to drive (not even counting the few 'buy a license' scandals we've had here), the manual transmission exam (coupled with examiners that took their job seriously) would actually be a very effective filtering tool. At least in Vancouver.
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again, your whole argument is predicated on the notion that it is difficult to drive a manual. it is not. if manuals were required for the test, then people would just learn manual, pass the test, get a license,
then crash. you have it in engrained in your mind that most people cant learn manual and perform well enough to pass a test. where that idea comes from, only god knows. what i do know is that it does
nothing to curb people from being inattentive behind the wheel.