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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by dogma1138 on Thursday November 17, 2016 @04:18AM (#12975796)
I want to see the people who cycle the clutch twice at a red signal.
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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by Ntrails on Thursday November 17, 2016 @04:27AM (#12975844)
When stopped you have two options in a car, sitting with your foot on the clutch (which is flat out bad) and putting the car in neutral.

Putting the car in neutral is basically one meaningful action - changing gear, yes you have to depress the clutch move the gearstick to neutral and then let the clutch go - but to describe that as "cycle the clutch twice" is madness. Am I missing something?

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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by Dylan16807 on Thursday November 17, 2016 @04:51PM (#12982038)
You have to take it back out of neutral, making two cycles of the clutch.

No madness involved.

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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by mnw21cam on Thursday November 17, 2016 @05:26AM (#12976144)
Most people in the UK? At least, if they want to pass their driving test.
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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by apetrovic on Thursday November 17, 2016 @06:11AM (#12976374)
If I'm expecting to stop more than few seconds, I put my car in neutral. Every time. For last, let's see, 28 years since I have my driving license.
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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by usrusr on Thursday November 17, 2016 @05:28AM (#12976158)
What else is there to do? I don't text in the driver's seat, putting the gear in neutral gives my limbs something to do.

(It happens to involve the clutch, but that is "automatic", as in "muscle memory", even though I drive less than once a month)

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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by jperras on Thursday November 17, 2016 @02:15PM (#12980475)
Hi. I do this all the time if I'm going to be stopped for more than 2-3 seconds.
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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by rascul on Thursday November 17, 2016 @08:06AM (#12977068)
You can often take it out of gear without the clutch.
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