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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. 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. |
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First car was a manual. I hated the car but the price was right for that car, 0 dollars
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Ahhh... didn't think of that interpretation. I would have said early/aggressive/wide range lock-up or something like that. Totally didn't occur to me that adjective-less lock-up could mean that haha
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whether a car is AT or MT has little impact on learning the general awareness required to operate a vehicle on public roads intelligently. also, my own personal preference is that having an automatic car for stop and go traffic is a pain in the ass, i would rather be forced to work a little harder to get my car to move rather than have the car move forward on its own during a brain fart moment.
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http://www.canada.com/theprovince/ne...e-0d225eb5de21 And if you think that catching this one has fixed it, oh boy...
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i don't know how kids see this whole MT/AT thing nowdays, but back in the 90's driving manual meant you were one mother fucking bad ass mother fucker.
today i don't think many people care, they don't want to bother understanding and just think manual is a relic from the industrial revolution :P back in the day i'd have my peers' eyes sparkle when they got in my car and saw that i had a standard nowadays people don't notice, half way through a trip they are like "why are you always moving your shifter, isnt that bad?" derp
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Go read the link I posted (and there are more than that single incident, just here). People are so bad that they need to bribe examiners and probably justify it to themselves that well they CAN operate the car (turn, stop, go) and NEED to drive. Examiner are likely lax for the same logic, even without the bribes. Now if you add the complexity of the clutch (starting on a hill), gear selection (being at the right rpm for merging, etc...), plus the stress of the exam, more people WILL be filtered out. Some would even give up before even trying (at least around here). And this would be ultimately beneficial.
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gear selection? anybody who has ever ridden a bicycle knows the basics of shifting. thats all the practical knowledge they need for everyday driving. stress of the exam? puh-leez... give up before they try? meh. they'd more than likely bribe someone... ![]() |
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And around and around we go. Clearly no minds will be changed here.
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It's slow. No official pricing yet...
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And then everyone will be up in arms because if it's anywhere over $5 for a dozen, everyone will say its too damned expensive.
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