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Manual Trasmission: Archaic and Unsafe?

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/co...08113602252329/

Whatever I would rather have a driver who is "distacted" by the stick shift than talking on a cell phone, doing makeup, eating etc....If anything, I would hope that the need to shift discourages drivers from doing other distracting activities....Just about a month and a half ago I went from an auto to a manual and I think that I am a more careful driver now

Distraction my ass, thats like saying that steering is a distraction.

Since when is DRIVING THE FUCKING CAR a distraction.

id beat his ass with a fucking manual shift knob.

maybe if more people drove stick less would talk on their cellphone.

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Originally posted by TranceSpeeder maybe if more people drove stick less would talk on their cellphone.

Highly doubt it.

You don't need to keep your hands on the stick at all times. Multi-tasking FTW.

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Originally posted by Yan Highly doubt it. You don't need to keep your hands on the stick at all times. Multi-tasking FTW.

yea well it can happen just saying... cell phones is worse than a stick shift.

wow thats a buncha horse shit
that entire article seemed like he was talking out of his ass
i only learned to drive stick a few months ago. i learned in a 99 chevy prizm, a car with no tachometer. and honestly, who, after actually learning to drive stick, needs a tachometer or complete silence to shift well?
lol that article pissed me off more than it should've

People who don't know how to use stick shouldn't even be driving.

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Originally posted by Mr.Mystery People who don't know how to use stick shouldn't even be driving.

so true and they are lazy

The first couple of times you drive with a stick, you do tend to focus more on shifting than on your surroundings. However once you master it, it becomes second nature. I drive a stick and I don't even think about shifting; I just do it.

lol, its funny how diluted and clueless some people can be. You would think writing outlets would try to not let those people write for them, oh well.

hell no it's not a distraction. if anything, it makes the driver pay more attention to the road.

anybody that drives a standard knows how it becomes second-nature and that if anything, i think it makes people safer drivers.

i dunno about safer drivers, but it is no impedance on normal driving.

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Originally posted by Yan Multi-tasking FTW.

Multi-tasking FTW? More like: More accidents related to cel phones than almost anything else.. even alchohol i believe.

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Originally posted by Boomer187 i dunno about safer drivers, but it is no impedance on normal driving.

by safer i meant more attentive, i guess.. i know it does for me.

makes road head a bitch, though.

automatic gear box is gay

Manual FTW!
Over here you have to pass your test knowing how to drive a manual.
It's not a distraction at all.
Don't look at the gear knob or pay any extra attention to it, its just natural to use it now.

I want a manual so bad!

Steptronic FTW.

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Originally posted by Allied Nations Multi-tasking FTW? More like: More accidents related to cel phones than almost anything else.. even alchohol i believe.

Actually, it's been proven that there are as many accidents due to changing the radio station or doing anything else in the car, for that matter, as folks that used cell phones.

i dont rly talk on the phone in my car casue turning the steering wheel, shifting and cellphone dont mix. ya manual i would call it safer

he hates the manual cause he breaks the hip everytime he clutches in.

bollocks.

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Originally posted by Inconspicuous Steptronic FTW.

those are shit.

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Originally posted by Yan Actually, it's been proven that there are as many accidents due to changing the radio station or doing anything else in the car, for that matter, as folks that used cell phones.

Using a cellphone is much more dangerous than changing radio stations or talking to someone else in the car. Two reasons:

1. Talking on a mobile phone interferes with the very cognitive resources required to drive safely. You know how when you phone someone on their mobile, the first hting they say is 'Im on the train' (or wherever)? That's because the first thing we do when we phone a person is try to visualise them. As driving also requires visual resources, there is high cognitive load on the part of the visual part of the brain, meaning slower processing and reactions.

2. People talking on the phone can't see what you see and demand constant attention. If you're talking to another passenger, they will see the same as you see and adjust what they're saying (e.g. if you're coming up for a difficult junction, they'll stop/slow down on talking). Likewise, you wouldn't flick the radio stations if you were in the middle of a difficult maneuvore.

can we get some mothafreakin sources on this research.


Ive heard both stories and im always too lazy to search for the actual study. Most of the 'studies' people hear are from secondary news sources....which suck ass.

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Originally posted by Boomer187 can we get some mothafreakin sources on this research. Ive heard both stories and im always too lazy to search for the actual study. Most of the 'studies' people hear are from secondary news sources....which suck ass.

arent u the professor? u find it

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Originally posted by nchs09 arent u the lazy professor?

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