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Can you drive a manual transmission? (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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And where are you from? And how old? Not "do you" but just if you know how.

I'm in the US, mid 30s and can (and do) drive a manual transmission.

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[โ€“] 5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I'm Italian and it's mandatory to learn how to drive stick in order to get a license. This could explain why we think driving at 16 is absurd: it would probably be difficult for a 16 years old to learn stick.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago

    Am British, and feel the same, although here kids can drive on private land at a younger age (usually farm workers), so sometimes you see kids immediately take their tests (theory and practical) at 17 and pass.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Why would it be difficult? Children can play complex video games and handle the controllers perfectly - why should a manual stick be too complex for teenagers?

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