First, when I learnt to drive, I didn’t have a choice…my parents didn’t own a non-standard transmission car.
Second, everyone should know how to drive one. What if you are out with a friend, they get sick, you have to drive, but their car is a standard?
Third, I’ve often wondered if my car was safer because it was a standard.
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