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Old 11-14-2009, 11:02 AM   #19 (permalink)
Marlon's Mom
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Learn on an automatic. It takes about half an hour and a few hills to master driving a standard once you know how to drive.
I learned how to drive a stick on the hills of San Francisco. I learned VERY quickly (it was that or die).

Reminds me of an old stand-up routine by Bill Cosby...


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If you REALLY want to get good with a manual transmission, try getting a small trail bike (single clutch plate) going, facing uphill. If you can get started without stalling it, you can handle a stick.
I dunno about that. I can drive a manual auto like a pro, but I'm a disaster on a bike. Seems I can't make my hand be my foot (accelerator).
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