Driving Automatic Is the Norm in the USA and Some Other Countries - Is That for Real?

[Rem]

Must be old ones, here I have not seen manual trucks or busses in decades from the manufactures.

we live downunder ok
1st world country living with 4th world shit ok
ok, i actually dunno, this was like over 15 years ago, last time i drove a truck or bus lol

 

[LuxRiches]

we live downunder ok
1st world country living with 4th world shit ok
ok, i actually dunno, this was like over 15 years ago, last time i drove a truck or bus lol

Glad to know you can drive both - bus and truck. Wow!

 

[Rem]

Glad to know you can drive both - bus and truck. Wow!

yeah, we have very strict class structure in aus on what type of cars u can drive
plus having MR or above is nice, hve zero restrictions on driving any vehicle really
unless its a those double long trucks

 

[LuxRiches]

yeah, we have very strict class structure in aus on what type of cars u can drive
plus having MR or above is nice, hve zero restrictions on driving any vehicle really
unless its a those double long trucks

That's really interesting! Glad to know.

In India too, we have many classes for the License:

1. Motor Cycle without gear
2. Motor Cycle with gear
3. Invalid Carriage
4. Light Motor Vehicle (NT)
5. Transport Vehicles
6. Road Roller
7. Motor Vehicles of a specified description

 

[Aristocratic]

last time i drove a truck or bus

Damn, you can drive a bus or truck?!

Nice nice

 

[Rem]

That's really interesting! Glad to know.

In India too, we have many classes for the License:

1. Motor Cycle without gear
2. Motor Cycle with gear
3. Invalid Carriage
4. Light Motor Vehicle (NT)
5. Transport Vehicles
6. Road Roller
7. Motor Vehicles of a specified description

We have
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RE is dirt bikes or those chinese motorcycles thingos
R is motorcycle
C is normal cars
LR small trucks
MR is normal trucks
HR is basically MR but heavier or slightly longer
HC is trucks over 8t GVM with a trailer of more than 9t GVM
MC is HC + multiple thngos attached

Usually, u go MR HC or MC if they are going above C
ppl skip LR and HR here

 

[MisterF]

I passed my driving test in 1985, yeah we had cars back then!!!, on a manual right hand drive car.
Every time we go to the States we hire a car and they're automatics, which I find easy to drive, as they're left hand drive.
Here in Spain, Soph has her RHD manual, mine is a left hand drive automatic. I personally hate LHD manuals, because after 40 years or so of driving, it's alien to me trying to change gear with the wrong hand.

 

[Dopious]

I passed my driving test in 1985, yeah we had cars back then!!!

That was an excellent year to start driving.

 

[LuxRiches]

I passed my driving test in 1985, yeah we had cars back then!!!, on a manual right hand drive car.
Every time we go to the States we hire a car and they're automatics, which I find easy to drive, as they're left hand drive.
Here in Spain, Soph has her RHD manual, mine is a left hand drive automatic. I personally hate LHD manuals, because after 40 years or so of driving, it's alien to me trying to change gear with the wrong hand.

You're such a grandpa - 1985, OMG! Were you born in 1900 or what? Just teasing, no disrespect at all.

On a serious note, it's all right-hand drive here in India. I guess it's kind of the national standard. I'd love to try a left-hand drive automatic someday, though.

 

[TheVigilante]

I will never prefer automatic as manual is the way to go atleast for me plus there is so much confusion around which gearbox is good for automatic as I have heard horror stories of people getting hefty bills

If it's only city run then automatic makes sense but to each his own

 

[LuxRiches]

manual is the way to go

That's exactly what motivated me to start this thread

 

[TheVigilante]

That's exactly what motivated me to start this thread

Mind you I have even seen people say the opposite first learn automatic and then learn manual which seems weird to me but whatever suits them

 

[LuxRiches]

Mind you I have even seen people say the opposite first learn automatic and then learn manual which seems weird to me but whatever suits them

First time I’ve heard that! But honestly, once you learn manual, driving automatic feels super easy - speaking from experience. I’m also really glad to see people who don’t look down on automatic drivers. I used to feel judged, like people thought driving automatic made me less capable - though honestly, deep down, I don’t give a damn.

 

[Zwielicht]

Most cars over here in the US are automatic.

I first learnt to drive in a manual using a Honda Civic and an MG Midget. I switched to an automatic after driving for over a year just because it happened that way.

Something my grandfather used to say is that if you wanted to make sure your car never got stolen, keep driving a manual because car thieves over here aren’t going to know how to drive it.

 

[LuxRiches]

Something my grandfather used to say is that if you wanted to make sure your car never got stolen, keep driving a manual because car thieves over here aren’t going to know how to drive it.

That’s some solid advice, especially since most cars in the US are automatic, like you mentioned.