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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Try sitting in traffic for 2 hours with a stick, moving 10 feet at a time, and we can talk about how much you love manual

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago

When people say they prefer driving a manual, the key word there is driving. Sitting in traffic sucks no matter what kind of vehicle you're in.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

...i play a game gauging the aggregate flow of traffic and modulating my speed to avoid braking as much as possible; usually resolves to steady motion and as a consequence i don't mind the traffic so much...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

People love to say this but it literally doesn't bother me at all. It's no worse than driving an auto in traffic.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly why I drive an automatic now. Sure, standard transmissions are fun, if you have a fun car, but my little sedan isn't exactly a fun sports car.

Driving in traffic was annoying with a stick. Never again.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A lot of autos you can use the gear selector to determine what rpm you want it to shift at, or use it to downshift. Most people just throw it in D and wonder what the other selector positions are for.

Also a lot of small manual cars suck for highway driving cause they cruise at a higher rpm. Cruising along at 120kmph at 2k rpm is pretty great.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Nah, I don't drive a car at all on my regular commute - a 45 minute long bus ride really isn't a big deal to me.

Let's me drive a car I know I'm gonna enjoy while avoiding the worst parts of driving a manual. And as a bonus, I save money on fuel, because bus rides are still cheaper where I live

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If that is what it takes for people to demand and use more public transportation, then I am loving it.

(I live near a city and don't need to own a car. I only ever drove manual in the past, and also got stuck in a traffic jam occasionally. IMO it wasn't that difficult to stop and go, but it depends on your car. I had more issues with a rented big transporter, that required to release the clutch while steping on the gas. But that is just practice.

I remember driving a automatic transmission car once for 10 minutes or so, and it was very stressful, because it behaved so different.)