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Topic	Can you drive a stick shift?
adjl 12/28/22 4:12:53 PM #46:	If conditions are bad enough that ABS and traction control aren't enough to keep you driving safely without having full control over the transmission, either you need new/winter tires, or conditions are bad enough that the vast majority of people shouldn't be driving in the first place. Even then, pretty much every automatic vehicle I've ever been in has the option to manually shift into a lower gear for exactly that reason (that, and driving down steep grades so you don't have to ride the brake), so that isn't even unique to manual vehicles. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:970464481] in Can you dr... [t:80291862]...</cite> <quote>If conditions are bad enough that ABS and traction control aren't enough to keep you driving safely without having full control over the transmission, either you need new/winter tires, or conditions are bad enough that the vast majority of people shouldn't be driving in the first place. Even then, pretty much every automatic vehicle I've ever been in has the option to manually shift into a lower gear for exactly that reason (that, and driving down steep grades so you don't have to ride the brake), so that isn't even unique to manual vehicles. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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