How America lost its love for the stick shift

Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by taeric on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @06:56PM (#17964149)

Driving is one of those things that most of us probably have no clue how everyone else actually thinks about and does it.

To that end, I just don't know. I expect I will have an issue teaching my children. Biking has already thrown me some curve balls. Nothing insurmountable. But the more you have on the bike, the harder it is for the learner to get it going.

I mean, I hate biking without my shoes that attach to the pedal nowdays. I would not at all attempt to teach my kids on such a bike for a while.

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Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by rootusrootus on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @07:23PM (#17964310)

Oh man, I remember how long it took me to learn to ride a bike. Quite a lot longer than driving a car, I'm afraid. Learning that you have to turn one way, fall, and turn the other way is definitely counterintuitive and requires your brain to do some rewiring.

I also hate attaching my feet to the pedals. I do not want to confess that I've hit the ground in a very undignified manner more than once because I couldn't get my feet unclipped in time :(

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Re:How America lost its love for the stick shift by taeric on Tuesday September 11, 2018 @11:52PM (#17965428)

Falling down is no big deal and expected. Why you should always weara helmet. My favorite is wheni released my left foot, but leaned right. Did that twice.

Nowadays, i feel more stable clipped in.

And i know countersteering is a thing. Don't really process it, though.

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