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Originally Posted by Tadashi,Apr 14 2008, 12:18 PM
Despite the obvious fact you should not be on the cell at all while driving any vehicle, when you are first learning to drive manual, you have MORE than enough to do in the car w/o throwing in something that takes up 75% of your attention span 
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Originally Posted by Tadashi,Apr 14 2008, 12:18 PM
Despite the obvious fact you should not be on the cell at all while driving any vehicle, when you are first learning to drive manual, you have MORE than enough to do in the car w/o throwing in something that takes up 75% of your attention span
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Sorry Ryan 
Missed spell checking that message 
Offer to Becky still stands - no phone though
More people in general need to know how to drive Standard or they will stop making them eventually
Missed spell checking that message Offer to Becky still stands - no phone though
More people in general need to know how to drive Standard or they will stop making them eventually
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Yes I am generalizing, but the average driver is far more concerned with their conversation than their car. Most of us here are car people and tend to pay more attention.
My landlady is making her daughter learn to drive on a manual because she believes her daughter will have to pay more attention to her driving that way.
A recent poll I read says only 15-20% of people nowadays CAN drive a manual. I find that shocking and possibly a little low but any number less than 50% is scary.
My landlady is making her daughter learn to drive on a manual because she believes her daughter will have to pay more attention to her driving that way.
A recent poll I read says only 15-20% of people nowadays CAN drive a manual. I find that shocking and possibly a little low but any number less than 50% is scary.
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Originally Posted by Tadashi,Apr 14 2008, 12:28 PM
Yes I am generalizing, but the average driver is far more concerned with their conversation than their car. Most of us here are car people and tend to pay more attention.
My landlady is making her daughter learn to drive on a manual because she believes her daughter will have to pay more attention to her driving that way.
A recent poll I read says only 15-20% of people nowadays CAN drive a manual. I find that shocking and possibly a little low but any number less than 50% is scary.
My landlady is making her daughter learn to drive on a manual because she believes her daughter will have to pay more attention to her driving that way.
A recent poll I read says only 15-20% of people nowadays CAN drive a manual. I find that shocking and possibly a little low but any number less than 50% is scary.
Our son learned to drive on a manual transmission. His wife, her brother, his wife, none of them knew how to drive a manual transmission. So right there, you only had 25%, and that was about 15 years ago. I'd bet the recent poll of 15-20% is quite accurate.
I have four sisters, we all know how to drive a stick shift.
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Originally Posted by Lainey8484,Apr 14 2008, 11:38 AM
I'd bet the recent poll of 15-20% is quite accurate.
May I never live so long that I have to see new cars only comig with 2-pedals.
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Originally Posted by LazyProfessor,Apr 14 2008, 12:00 PM
So Becky said yesterday - "When are you going to teach me to drive a manual so we can trade cars for the day?"
Trade for the day? - Drive the Aztek to work?
Trade for the day? - Drive the Aztek to work?
just sign for the orchidectomy now and get it over with.
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Originally Posted by Lainey8484,Apr 14 2008, 12:38 PM
I have four sisters, we all know how to drive a stick shift.
Thats cuz you are cool Lainey 
Maybe that is my new mission in life... teaching people how to drive a standard
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Originally Posted by boltonblue,Apr 14 2008, 12:51 PM
just sign for the orchidectomy now and get it over with
I learned a new word today http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchidectomy