Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transmissions

Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by ealexhudson on Thursday November 17, 2016 @04:37AM (#12975900)

This is only partly true. While it's correct for the A1 license (up to 125cc), if you have provisional + CBT you can do that training on an automatic bike and then go out and ride a geared bike for as long as you renew the CBT.

Personally, I think it's a silly restriction. I learned gears on my own, if you know how to ride a bike it's not complicated to pick up - even in the CBT training they expect learners to pick it up in a half hour or so.

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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by peteretep on Thursday November 17, 2016 @05:42AM (#12976214)

Very much worth noting that the CBT is a UK-only thing, and meaningless outside the UK.

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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by akerro on Thursday November 17, 2016 @07:09AM (#12976703)

Some EU countries don't require CBT-equivalent training to ride 125cc

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