Loren, I can agree with that. I wasn't necessarily thinking of actual driving instruction - and I may have a narrow view of the topic. Around this area almost everyone (everyone I know) started learning to drive within the family on zero to low traffic back rural roads before taking any formal instruction course. I realize this may not be advisable ,or even legal, but it's just the way it happens in "the sticks". I understand this isn't an option for everyone. I can see where a new driver who is learning in actual everyday traffic would be at a disadvantage if they were learning to drive a stick at the same time they were learning road safety and proper driving. Maybe I should have said that everyone should learn to drive a stick shift - omitting the word "in" might have been better. Either way I stick to that - everyone should know how to do it and in my opinion learn early on.
On 10/11/06, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote: > > RE: > On 10/11/06, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I have always been of the thought that everyone should learn to drive in > > a > > stick shift. > > > > I (and virtually every driving instructor or safety officer I've ever > talked to on the subject) disagree. Learning to be a safe driver, both > vehicle operation plus all the other things a new driver must learn to do to > be safe, is complicated enough. Don't push the stress for the student with > learning the fine muscle control of the clutch/gas combination at the same > time. For a competent driver learning to use the clutch and gear shift is a > simple 20 minute lesson and a half an hour of driving. But it just > complicates things (and in some cases discourages) a new driver. It is hard > enough to teach a new driver the all important 'situational awareness' that > is so important to safe driving, don't complicate it any more than needed. > > > > >
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