Re:Team Polizei (Score 0)

I think that the US should make the drivers license exam (the practical part) a lot harder. Driving on a mountain-side road with a lot of hairpin-turns in a manual gearbox car (possibly on snow or other bad conditions), teaches one about driving more than 1000 hours on a motorway.

Personally, I think the manual gearbox would be a help in snow covered mountain roads with hairpin-turns. I love my standard tranny in the winter because it gives me more control of my car especially in bad road conditions.

I'm not trying to flame you; in fact I mostly agree with you. Most drivers here are horrible and too busy doing something else while driving. I've had to basically force my wife to learn standard in the off-chance she needs to drive my car in an emergency. Her main reason for disliking the standard transmission is because it keeps her from doing everything else she wants to do while driving. Silly me thought she was joking at first. I find it absolutely disturbing that people feel the need/ability to do so many things while driving other than actually paying attention to the road and what is going on around them. Some days I find it amazing that the majority of people make it to and from work everyday.

Remember, mirrors are only really for putting your makeup on while driving.