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Comment Re:Stick driving requires some discipline (Score 1) 182

Paying attention to stick shifts is something done by people who only very rarely drive them. For people who drive stick shifts daily they don't think about them at all, it's just a natural reaction.

And even people who don't drive stick regularly (but know how) quickly stop having to pay attention. I haven't owned a stick shift since the mid 90's, but I often get them when renting cars overseas. It takes a day or two of paying attention, and then it just becomes automatic and effortless.

there was no clutch. I just kicked the footwell for no reason.

BTDT when coming home from a trip where I'd been driving a manual for a couple of weeks.

Comment Re:60%? (Score 1) 182

Just about every motorcycle rider has intimate knowledge of manual shifting. If they are included, 60 percent could be about right.

About 3% of registered road vehicles are motorcycles. When you include dirt bikes the number of riders is higher, but it's still very low compared to the number of automobile drivers. I don't think motorcycle riders are likely to shift the overall numbers very much.

Comment Re:Can I pay him not to post? (Score 1) 210

I wish it were that simple.

It is.

The problem is that you, the brave and the free of today are like the putin subjects - whining all the time that 'it ain't my job to watch over democracy' - so your politics gets more and more corrupted. And you get fucked.

Deservedly.

Reading comprehension is not your strong suit, I see.

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