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.

  • @feral_hedgehog@pawb.social
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    Late 20s Israeli. Can and do, though overall manuals are in a steep decline.
    I think most people here still drive them as learners though - mainly to have more variety when renting a car abroad.

  • @BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world
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    Nope, manual transmission isn’t common in Ontario, I lived in the US for a bit and everyone seemed to drive stick, but I never figured it out. I don’t understand why anyone wants to drive it.

  • Xerenogan
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    12 years ago

    Yes, learned to drive on a manual, first car was manual, etc.

  • @hamsammy@lemmy.world
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    22 years ago

    35, American, can only drive automatic but have been trying to learn manual. My barrier is never having a car available to me to practice on. 🙃

  • @nowrongnotes@beehaw.org
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    Yes. I’m in my mid 40’s, in the Midwest US. I drove manuals almost exclusively from when I was a teen until last year, when I bought an EV.

  • Sentient Loom
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    22 years ago

    I’m 40 and have never used a manual transmission, and have no desire at all to ever use one.

  • @Honytawk@lemmy.zip
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    92 years ago

    Majority of people do in Europe.

    Because it is better to also know how to drive manual, than to only know how to drive automatic.

  • Spike
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    32 years ago

    30, german, yes I can, no I do not. I drive a hybrid, so no manual transmission.

  • I can drive manual, but I hate it. I don’t want to worry about releasing the clutch just right to avoid jerk, so I bought an electric car. Certainly was expensive, but it’s infinitely more smooth than a manual transmission could ever be. 23 year old, living in Germany.