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Yes I can drive a stick. My dd can't because our cars are automatics so I don't have a stick to teach her on. I wouldn't put it past any teenager to be able to do multiple things while driving. I could drive, eat and do other things all while behind the wheel of a stick.
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Yup, sure can and prefer one. Drove a '92 Toyota Corolla 4-speed for 20 years and still miss that little car. It was slowly sucking up more repair money tho.
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Yes. My first two cars were manual transmission. I doubt it would keep kids from texting or talking on their phones while they drive. When I was young and stupid, I once changed my pantyhose while driving a stick.
I know it won't totally stop them, but I think it might be a little harder and take a little more effort if she has to do it while shifting!! I didn't change my panty-hose, but I have done a complete clothing change, and I used to have a curling iron that was heated with butane, so it could be used in the car. I could do my make-up, my hair, and change my clothes on the way to work/school. While driving a manual transmission Chevy Chevette (or Shove it, as we called it).
I learned once -- a college boyfriend drove one, and we needed to share the driving when we went to see his sister in Atlanta over Spring Break. Haven't driven once since, and I don't know that I could now.
I wouldn't trust the fact that it's a manual transmission to keep your daughter safe. She can still talk on the phone, even if she doesn't text. And if you're thinking that shifting the manual transmission takes more concentration than an automatic... a distraction from the road is a distraction from the road. Whatever it may be.
Yes, I can drive a stick. I practiced on my dad's IZUZU Trooper when I was 16. You really have to practice to master it. I'm glad I know how to drive one just in case you ever have too!
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My hubby taught me to drive a stick shift when I was 16!
I haven't had to drive a stick shift in many years.....all of my cars since I have been married have been an automatic.
Yes, I can drive a stick. I don't have a stick currently, so if I were to drive one today- I may be a little rusty the first few miles, but I could do it just fine....
Over the years, we had many manual transmission cars and all three of my kids (nd me) can drive both manual and automatic transmission cars. For many years we did not have and automatic so the kids had no choice but to learn on a manual. We got our first automatic when my sister gave us her old van because my middle son didn't pass his first driver's test on the manual. I think that different people have different ides about shifting and the way he was taught was a little different from what the DMV tester wanted.
Although my first son learned on and never drove n automatic for many years, I do not think it is the best way to learn to drive. Replacing a clutch is expensive.
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Yes, I learned to drive on one. My parents had a Ford Maverick which was a three speed (on the column) and a 4 speed Ford Escort. So glad I have that skill.
I learned how to drive a stick when I was 8 and Dad taught me to drive a beater van he had. My girls have no clue how to drive one. DH and I are talking about getting a car for DD Lauren when she's licensed and I think I want to get her a stick. Can't text, can't even really talk on the phone if you have to be shifting all of the time.
Your family sounds like mine. I learned to drive in a car with a manual transmission. I still prefer that today but all of our cars are automatics. That's because wife and kids refuse to learn how to drive one.
I had to learn in driver's ed - one of the cars was manual and everyone had to rotate through it. I had read the book and "practiced" using an "air car" in the living room - was really good at it by the time I got behind the wheel! So much so that the teacher accused me of lying when I said that I'd never driven before!
I really like a stick shift, and would have one if I could find a reasonable one that was sturdy enough to pull my trailer.
Not certain that a stick would keep Lauren off the phone and away from texting, but it might slow her down a little.
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I first learned on my Mom's Datsun. Luke has had two stick cars (a black Talon and a black Mustang) that I have driven. In fact I drove the black Talon for about a year after my car was destroyed in a tornado. Because I have arthritis, I prefer to drive an automatic as it requires less work from my feet, ankles and knees.
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