Perhaps a lot of it depends upon the level of interest the student has. I
think my son is almost forcing his girlfriend to learn to drive a manual and
I'm not convinced she's all that interested.
Also, when I lived in the UK I taught Advanced Safety Driving as part of
the Institute of Advanced Motorists (I.A.M.). I found that those who had
started off on automatics, and had no mechanical knowledge, just could never
be
as competent as those who started off on a manual. Many may disagree with
the logic, but I can tell you I've taught hundreds already-licensed drivers
to pass the I.A.M. test. The failure rate of those who started on auto
transmissions was much higher and not just with me as the instructor. Hill
starts were always poor, no matter how much they'd practiced, gear changes
rougher, pull-aways jerkier. I'm convinced there's something intuitive about
starting on a manual. Of course, there'll always be exceptions and the big
one, which repeats my first sentence here, is that it depends upon the level
of interest that the student has. Most of my students wanted to take the
I.A.M. test to get lower insurance rates, or if they were driving a company
car, their employers' insurance companies required it for their own
insurance. So, the level of genuine interest perhaps wasn't there.
Tim Dyer, Kings Creek Trees and Ornamentals
427 Kings Creek Road, RR3
Ashton, ON K0A 1B0
Canada
Phone/fax: 613 253 4126 Website: _www.kingscreektrees.com_ (http://www.
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the
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