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 vinay427 on Thursday November 17, 2016 @08:11AM (#12977103)

I'm not sure where you're getting that. There are hundreds of thousands in my area that seem to do it for several months every year.

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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by mi100hael on Thursday November 17, 2016 @10:57AM (#12978538)

I've lived in northern states where everyone does 10 over in the rain and maintains the speed limit even with 2" of snow on the ground.

I've lived in southern states where people refuse to go faster than 40 if the roads are anything less than bone-dry.

Totally depends on what people are used to driving in.

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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by dpkrjb on Thursday November 17, 2016 @09:28AM (#12977678)

I think they're trying to be flippant. Not worth indulging

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Re:Fewer than 3% of cars sold in the U.S. have manual transm... by torrent-of-ions on Thursday November 17, 2016 @10:18AM (#12978133)

Many Americans live outside of your area. Anyone who has experienced rain in California knows that people don't know how to drive in the rain. But it's not just there. You see people driving just as close to cars in front, without headlights or sometimes using high beams, unable to demist their windscreens etc.

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