How America lost its love for the stick shift

Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by morganvachon on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @06:35PM (#17964008)

> Just realize that cars can get behind you quite quickly without you realizing it, and not signaling that you are stopping is dangerous.

One can always use hand signals too; that was something I was taught when I first learned to drive. Open hand out the window pointed up for a right turn, pointed straight for a left turn, and pointed down at the ground for slowing/stopping.

Of course that was 25 years ago; I wonder if hand signals are even still taught in driving schools.

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Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by taeric on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @06:37PM (#17964029)

I'm a biker, so hand signaling is most of what I do. Though, much easier said than done. And, most people in cars are highly focused on key features. The brake light in front of them being one of them.

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