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Date:         Fri, 11 Sep 2015 21:54:13 -0300
Reply-To:     Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
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From:         Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA>
Subject:      Re: Automatic vs Manual trans. ( Friday )
Comments: To: mcneely4@COX.NET
In-Reply-To:  <20150911200626.7GOTK.11474.imail@eastrmwml213>
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Dave,


Once upon a time in parts of this country (Canada) if you took your drivers examination (road test) in an automatic, you were only licensed to drive an automatic.  If you tested in a manual, you were licensed to drive both.




On 11-Sep-2015, at 21:06, Dave Mcneely wrote:


> ---- eve Appleton <appleton_eve@YAHOO.COM> wrote: 
>> 
> i never touched an auto transmission until the age of 35 when i came to America. It's my personal opinion, learning to drive stick >should be manditory to getting a license. (That n parallel parking.) Auto is just too easy and convenience corrupts the mind.
> 
> Though I agree with you, concerning both the stick shift and the parallel parking, since both are going the way of the dodo, our opinions aren't worth much.
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