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 blub on Thursday November 17, 2016 @05:45AM (#12976234)

Won't a double-clutch + kickdown get around the safety limitations though?

As a manual driver I can potentially screw up fast acceleration from a still-stand, e.g. when needing to do a quick merge with pretty bad consequences.

I've also noticed that my shifting is very tuned to the weight of the people normally in the car, I choked the engine twice when on a trip with friends and a full car. Embarassing and potentially dangerous. Note: more than a decade experience on manual.

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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by quickben on Thursday November 17, 2016 @06:40AM (#12976512)

Double clutch+ downshift works only for the transmissions that have parts where they enable that usage. Many don't.

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