• Rinox@feddit.it
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      5 months ago

      I have an automatic, drove a manual for years and a few times a year I still need to drive a manual, but I’ve never really done this, aside from maybe a couple times the very first time I got my automatic.

      What usually happens is I stall the manual once or twice forgetting to press the clutch while decelerating. Not that often anyways.

      But maybe it’s cause I learned on a manual, not an automatic

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      5 months ago

      I find this terrifying. I drove a manual for 20 years and often switched to an automatic and never did it, and can’t imagine how it would even happen. The pedals aren’t that close.

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        5 months ago

        I’m not understanding either. When I drove manual, I used the left foot exclusively for the clutch, and in an automatic, I don’t use the left foot at all.

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          Basically, monkey brain expects the left foot to meet with a pedal and will absolutely settle for the brake pedal if not reasoned with. I’ve done it a few times myself.