Poll: Can you drive with manual transmission?

[Clashero]

As simple as that. When I was living in the US, I was the only person I knew who could drive a car with a stick shift, which I found very very bizarre, since it was so much more practical for me (I like to shift down when I'm going uphill, and automatic cars don't do that)

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

Got about 6 months before I can drive.

 

[Aur0ra145]

Every freaking day through traffic. I've never owned anything other than a standard. Now, I live in Texas and yes. It is appauling how few people know how the properly drive a standard, ie. not sucking at it.

 

[Cargin]

Yes, of course, i'm irish. only our farm vehicles have automatic transmission. is american now the default nationality for the human population or sumthing? i think i was having a smoke when that memo came in...

 

[Nmil-ek]

Yes, of course, i'm irish. only our farm vehicles have automatic transmission. is american now the default nationality for the human population or sumthing? i think i was having a smoke when that memo came in...

What the man above me said, everyone in Scotland owns a maunal as does most of europe and Asia probably, why would you learn to drive in an automatic anyway? If you can drive a shift you can drive anything.

 

[Cargin]

also, if you drive stick, you can realistically dream about one day owning a skull with glowing eyes for the grip of your gearstick. i've been waiting for my chance to have one of those since i was 11

 

[Lyri]

Being English I learn with Manual transmission, so that would be a yes.

I honestly don't understand why you don't learn that way around anyway, once you can drive a manual, automatics are no problem.

 

[crazy-j]

lol i cant even get a license yet but i can!

 

[xxDarlenexx]

not even CLOSE. My dad tried to teach me once for fun and let's just say it wasn't.

 

[ix_tab]

I will never learn to drive, so I shall avoid all issues with automatic/manual, thankfully.

 

[xitel]

I can drive a stick shift, but a) not well, and b) I don't like to. I mean, really don't like to. I have concentration problems as it is, so paying attention to that too nearly breaks my brain. I could learn to drive it better with practice, but I'm too worried about dropping the damn transmission out because of a stupid mistake to practice more.

 

[Cargin]

its easy really. the only tricky part is getting into gear from a handbrake stop at traffic lights. ironically i can do this on a hillstop, but still have trouble on level group at a stoplight. go figure.

 

[Starnerf]

I can't, but I'd like to learn. But nobody I know has a stick shift, so I can't get any practice. I do have Autostick in my car, though.

 

[wewontdie11]

Yea I could drive with a manual transmission. Not legally, but I'm pretty sure I could actually take to the roads with a manual (seeing as how they are the norm here in England) and do pretty well.

 

[Pimppeter2]

im from the Us and I drive stick

its all based on preferance, or what your given first

 

[Agayek]

I used to be able to, at least in parking lots, after my dad trained me in it, but I did it so infrequently and it's been so long I'd never be able to now.

 

[neuromasser]

Of course, never seen automatic :/

 

[quiet_samurai]

My car is a manual, the only thing that sucks about it is when you have to drive really slow.

 

[Jark212]

That's how I learned...