| Soleron said: You need a much longer driving test. In the UK we have a 40 minute test including all areas of driving and four reversing manoevers. Oh also it is normal to drive manual (stickshift I think you call it?) cars so if you suck at driving you couldn't even move off never mind pass the test. There are no automatic car instructors in my area. |
Yea, I believe everyone should first learn how to drive with a stick. First time my dad tried to teach me how to drive he took me to a parking lot with a very touchy stick on his old truck. He pretty much just sat there and laughed at me for awhile till I finally stopped stalling out. Automatics make driving less involved and people pay less attention to the road. I put blame on automatic transmissions which gives the false image of being safe while texting, eating, etc.. while driving. My Civic is standard and I am glad I didn't get an automatic. Standards can be a little nuisance in stop and go traffic. However, I usually turn into a semi truck driver if I am driving on a highway during stop and go. I let the people in front of me speed up and stop while I put along at about 5-10 mph rarely having to apply my brake.
