On Oct 11, 12:42 pm, Ricky Clarkson <[email protected]> wrote: > Regarding automatic gears, I've only ever driven a manual, and I don't > see the fuss. Apparently American drivers are more forgiving when > they have to slow down for, say, a pedestrian, because it takes less > manual effort to get back up to speed afterwards.
American drivers are also tortured by the insane amount of full stops, which also sends out gigantic amounts of unnecessary CO2 due to the constant break-throttle cycle. > People who > passed their test in an automatic are not allowed to drive manual cars > here, except foreigners (you get a year and then you have to take a UK > test). The same here. I used to say American's can pull their drivers license in a vending machine, after comparing what my (then) girlfriend had to go through compared to what I had to go through in Denmark (1 month theory + 2 month practice costing $2000 and ending in a test with a policeman next to you in the car performing complex maneuvers). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
