โฒ 395 โผ Can you drive a manual transmission? (lemm.ee) submitted 3 years ago by raptir@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 619 comments fedilink hide all child comments And where are you from? And how old? Not "do you" but just if you know how. I'm in the US, mid 30s and can (and do) drive a manual transmission.
[โ] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 26 points 3 years ago (3 children) AFAIK that is still the case, no? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] kernelle@lemm.ee 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) I can vouch for Belgium, where this is still the case. I have yet to meet someone who can only drive automatic (except for people with disabilities ofcourse) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Oh, I can confirm I have met a person in Belgium who could only drive automatic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] kernelle@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I've met plenty of people who should be driving automatic though lmao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 3 years ago Honestly, I lived in Antwerp for a while... I think the transmission is the least of their problems. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] aurele@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago Still the case in France, although you can upgrade your "automatic-only" driving license to a regular one by following an additional 7 hour course. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Jerry1098@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago It's possible to do an automatic only license, but for most people it doesn't make sense to do so, so no one does. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] kernelle@lemm.ee 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) I can vouch for Belgium, where this is still the case. I have yet to meet someone who can only drive automatic (except for people with disabilities ofcourse) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Oh, I can confirm I have met a person in Belgium who could only drive automatic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] kernelle@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I've met plenty of people who should be driving automatic though lmao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 3 years ago Honestly, I lived in Antwerp for a while... I think the transmission is the least of their problems. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Oh, I can confirm I have met a person in Belgium who could only drive automatic. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] kernelle@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I've met plenty of people who should be driving automatic though lmao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 3 years ago Honestly, I lived in Antwerp for a while... I think the transmission is the least of their problems. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] kernelle@lemm.ee 1 point 3 years ago (1 child) I've met plenty of people who should be driving automatic though lmao permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 3 years ago Honestly, I lived in Antwerp for a while... I think the transmission is the least of their problems. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 3 years ago Honestly, I lived in Antwerp for a while... I think the transmission is the least of their problems. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] aurele@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 years ago Still the case in France, although you can upgrade your "automatic-only" driving license to a regular one by following an additional 7 hour course. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Jerry1098@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 years ago It's possible to do an automatic only license, but for most people it doesn't make sense to do so, so no one does. permalink fedilink source parent