I’m doing the driving lessons and I dread them every time. I don’t feel like I’m improving much and it’s just stressful. I feel like giving up. I’m only going because I passed the theory exam with that school, and i would had to spend more money (that I don’t have) if I start again with other school, basically I’m too deep into it to stop.

Btw I now understand the hate towards manual cars. Automatic should be the only option, one less BIG distraction on the road, especially when you’re new on these things, being too soft or too rough on the clutch is a matter of millimeters is ridiculous, watching the road, the signs, the traffic lights, the cars around you, the stupid people with their bikes, while fumbling in the car with the pedals is the worst… (unfortunately you must learn manual where I’m living).

  • TeckFire@lemmy.worldEnglish
    72·
    2 months ago

    As someone who drives an automatic, I so wish I could have a manual. I much prefer driving them.

    Don’t get me wrong, I’m really glad I was able to drive an automatic and get experience first, but once you start really driving a car, you realize how much an automatic limits you. Things like engine braking, coasting, and honestly just staying in one consistent gear when you’re trying to maintain good speed control are much harder, if not next to impossible depending on the automatic.

    Learning to drive is going to take a lot of time though, and the fact that everyone just does it and takes it for granted I think really messes with you. Speaking from experience, most people don’t even learn to drive that well, no matter how much they drive. I see people constantly driving off the lines, poor speed control, braking distance, etc. just blows my mind that where I live (USA) there’s next to no requirements to drive.

      • TeckFire@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        2 months ago

        No, the USA is filled with idiots who refuse to signal… I’m the weird guy for signaling everything, including in parking lots….

    • Platypus@lemmings.worldOP
      39·
      2 months ago

      I wish that here would work like it works there, next to no requirements. You don’t even need turning lights that much there right? Also majority uses auto, one less thing to think. I don’t even want to take a highway. I want to stay under 70 kph roads

      • TeckFire@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        Yeah, the USA has huge issues with people straight ignoring road laws… no turn signals, no zipper merging, no yielding properly in roundabouts, “no cop, no stop” at stop signs…. I mean just insane.

        Like I said before, I think it’s much easier to learn to drive in an automatic, and move to a manual when you’re better at it, you know got the basics down. Like using a manual if you’ve exceeded the limits of an automatic, as I described above.

        I do think driving can be a lot of fun though, even more so in a manual, but that only comes when you have the experience for it to be second nature to you.