Driver's license revisited

[Fez]

Where's the "I have only ever driven once and that was for five seconds when I was five and I almost crashed into a tree" option?

I'm deadly serious.

[Cyrax9]

I have a learners permit, but the driving school keeps it until I complete my 3rd lesson, I need to finish the Damn lesson soon, or I'll have to get another permit. As soon as I finish the third leson, I can take the permit, and go for a spin in my dads car, assuming he's the one supervising me, because if his car gets damaged with me driving, I won't be alive to tell about it. I actually have a 1989 Buick waiting for me as soon as I get my Lisence, which my grandmother gave to me, my dad's payinmg insurance, so all I have to pay for is a tank of gas. Speaking of that 1989 Buick, it's currently sitting in a Midas repair shoop, bnecause of an exaust system problem. When I was supposed to get it there were no porblems what so ever. My uncle drove it down here, and it managed to have a flat tire, and an exaust problem. The car has hardly been driven, so it's in good condition, the tire that was flat was an orignal tire from 1989! My dad couldn't take it off, and had to buy an air-pump to blow it up, and drive it to a tire place, to have it removed with a Pneumatic drill.

As for having to dodge SUV's, they aren't the problem around here. The problems are the @$$holes in the Tractor-trailers, who either drive like old farts with bone problems, or the ones that drive like they're in the indy 500, and their nams are Mario Andretti. I try to avoid tractor trailers as much as possible, especially any that are labled "Wide Load", or "Oversized Load", those sayings are asking for trouble.

Finally a word of advice from my grandfather "Keep it below 80 Mph !"

[Mechadragon]

I errm...hit a picnic table with a golfcart before..

[Shadow_Link]

Yeh, got a licence. Passed the test on a manual...
I drive the BMW 325ci (coupe). It's an automatic, BUT has steptronic... So I can shift through the gears myself with a little push either fowards or backwards, but without the hassle of a clutch .

[Bube]

Originally posted by Shadow Fox
Anyway, in real life I drive two automatics

Both of them at the same time? How do you do that?
Well, I don't have a license (I'm 16) but when I do start driving, I will have to use stick shift (automatics are very expensive over here).

[Xantar]

PureEvil:

If you are an idiot with ADD, I'm not sure you'd even be capable of learning how to drive stick shift. That's what I mean when I say a stick shift driver is a better driver. Stick shift just tends to attract people who are more careful drivers.

[Revival]

Hey! When did this topic turn to people with ADD?

Ok, anyways, I have ADHD, which is close enough, and I'm learning to drive now, and I can drive a stick shift (somewhat), but I just perfer to drive a manual. I don't think it makes you more aware of anything - it becomes second nature when you're shifting and you don't even have to pay attention to doing it.

But getting back to my point - I've driven both a manual and an automatic and I have no no problems, even for a kid with ADHD.

[Xantar]

But you're not an idiot with ADD. You're just a person with ADD. See the difference?

Of course it becomes second nature after a while, but don't tell me that learning how to drive stick shift is just as easy as learning how to drive automatic. That's why I still say stick shift drivers are better drivers. They are willing to put in enough time to learn how to drive that way.

[KillerGremlin]

Well.......stick shift is fine, but if you live in a city, you do not want manual, TRUST ME.

I've been driving for about 11 months......and yeah.......driving is easy. Lol. But I dunno, I see a lot of bad drivers.

[Ginkasa]

This thread is nearly three years old...


*shrugs and walks away*

[Seth]

Originally Posted by KillerGremlin

Well.......stick shift is fine, but if you live in a city, you do not want manual, TRUST ME.

I've been driving for about 11 months......and yeah.......driving is easy. Lol. But I dunno, I see a lot of bad drivers.

Why's that?

A bit of clutch work in the city isn't a problem.






Way to revive a thread. There was a stick/auto driving discussion just a while back but oh well.

[Typhoid]

This is possibly the oldes thread I have seen revived....ever..

[GameMaster]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

This is possibly the oldes thread I have seen revived....ever..

This thread is way before your time, young Jedi, now go back to sleep.

Now back to topic at hand...

I've never used a stick shift. The Toyota Prius has a new shift. Neither stick or automatic. It's called an electric/gas shift. And it automatically shifts into electric power or gas power depending on the terrian you're driving upon.

[Blackmane]

Going back in time to what Xantar said:

Yes, stick shift drivers are better. People that think just pushing a gas or brake pedal and turning a wheel makes them a driver are silly people indeed. Just try that in NASCAR. Not only are manual people more aware of conditions in their own car their driving at the time (manual or auto), they know sounds and feelings better than auto-only drivers.

The real difference, however, is that they have to divert a lot of their learning from learning to drive in itself to also learn about shifting. In this way, they are forced to become more adept at simply driving to become skilled with the manual transmission. Also, when you are driving with manual, you have to pay attention to what you are doing. I'm afraid that most people that drive automatics get highly complacent while driving sometimes and it is very scary. Manual transmission drivers have to have much more of their attention on driving more often.

[jeepnut]

Update: Since responding to the poll in this thread, I have learned how to drive a stick shift.