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 leonhandreke on Thursday November 17, 2016 @06:59AM (#12976633)

I got my license in Germany and was never required to go that fast during any driving lessons or my test. My driving instructor told me to go roughly the recommended speed of 130km/h to practice some real-world Autobahn driving.

That said, I know of one person who was told to go fast on the Autobahn during their driving lessons by their instructor. Definitely not part of the official test though.

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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by soebbing on Thursday November 17, 2016 @07:24AM (#12976803)

The official test does not require you to go fast, it is more important to do the proper looks when going on/off the Autobahn and overturning other cars on it.

That being said, my instructor told me to "floor it" once in a driving lessons as well, just to see how it feels and how the car behaves.

[Edit: Grammar]

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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by userbinator on Thursday November 17, 2016 @07:21AM (#12976782)

130km/h is still above much of the speed limits in the US.

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