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Is driving a car this awful all the time? (lemmings.world)

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I'm doing the driving lessons and I dread them every time. I don't feel like I'm improving much and it's just stressful. I feel like giving up. I'm only going because I passed the theory exam with that school, and i would had to spend more money (that I don't have) if I start again with other school, basically I'm too deep into it to stop.

Btw I now understand the hate towards manual cars. Automatic should be the only option, one less BIG distraction on the road, especially when you're new on these things, being too soft or too rough on the clutch is a matter of millimeters is ridiculous, watching the road, the signs, the traffic lights, the cars around you, the stupid people with their bikes, while fumbling in the car with the pedals is the worst... (unfortunately you must learn manual where I'm living).

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[-] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 6 points 1 month ago

Yeah, I did driving lessons once and realised it was too late for me to start learning driving.
So I decided to be the stupid people with their bicycle and I'm much happier.

I feel much more in control when I am the motor and tend to get much better reaction times. On top of that, the lack of vision blocking, making it easier on my low situational awareness.

It's way cheaper too.

[-] HydraulicMonkey@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

It's never too late to learn. Of course, I'm not saying you must learn, but if it is something you want to do, it's absolutely never too late.

[-] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 1 points 1 month ago

It becomes increasingly difficult to add a subconscious actions with age. And I didn't consider it worth the effort.

I could still drive on a highway with low traffic. And I have never seen an automatic transmission yet.

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