The driving school I went to would fail people that used the "handbrake start" on a hill.
And also fail people that tried to drive backwards by looking back instead of using the mirrors.
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And also fail people that tried to drive backwards by looking back instead of using the mirrors.
Huh, that's interesting because I was tought to do the opposite. In practice, I do whichever feels right, usually mirrors but I've noticed in pickups I'd rather just look back
I used to drive stick in one of the most dense cities and worst traffic on the planet. My left calf muscle is noticeably larger than my right. Manual is enjoyable and freeing, but at this point I prefer an automatic in urban areas with heavy traffic. The volume knob shifter is still weird though.
I live in a city famous for it's bad traffic, but prefer driving a manual anyway (when driving a car, at least -- actual first place goes to riding my bicycle).
Yeah, but when it takes an hour to drive 4 kms, it gets old pretty quick.
Hence,
actual first place goes to riding my bicycle
I agree with you, truly. But in my scenario, riding a bicycle in third world traffic that is hostile to cyclists, at 33-35C and 100% humidity, and very polluted air, isn't really ideal. Having said that, there is public transportation, which isn't all too great, but at least it exists.
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No thanks. I switched to automatic shortly after I moved to Reading where I found in all the stop start traffic I was constantly dancing the clutch fandango and heading for having a left leg like a tree trunk.
I actually like the volume knob shifter. The buttons ones I can live without.
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i like automatics for easier to crank the driveshaft
But what about semi auto/manual transmission like DCT (dual clutch transmission) or sequential transmission ?
What about those of us who use our triptronic transmission? I manually shift down constantly to take advantage of engine braking to make my brakes last longer. I used to ride a motorcycle so it made sense to me. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manumatic