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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