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[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 year ago (6 children)

All of these people responding that they prefer auto so they can eat or otherwise not pay attention in the car are the best (only?) argument for why everyone should drive manual.

Whatever your transmission preference is, if you're not engaged in driving you shouldn't be on the road!

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I assure you, as someone who has been driving a manual for years now, I can definitely eat a burger and drive while my mind wanders heh

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You don't need to assure me of the blatantly obvious. My point wasn't that you can't eat and drive manual at the same time, it was that all these people claim automatic is a better transmission on the basis it facilitates their choice to drive distracted shouldn't be on the road. I didn't see a single person saying "oh I like driving manual better because it makes it easier for me to be an irresponsible road user".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jesus Christ, I'm just goofing around, what the fuck is up with people on this website being so goddamn serious all the time?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You came across as super patronizing so I responded the same. It's not that big of a thing man, chill out.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

But I even put the heh T_T me big American eat cheeseburger and drive car... How could it be patronizing?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can drive my manual and eat at the same time just fine, thankyouverymuch :) I think I once submitted a pull request while on the road...

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

git driving: not even once

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is why I trust motorcyclists more than cars. A manual doesn't change this problem, a motorcycle does.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Ah yes those trustworthy cyclists going 30mph above the speed limit while weaving through traffic

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

That's how you know they're paying attention!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's a different problem (that doesn't really exist where I live)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

only to get rear ended by a 2 ton Nissan Altima with no bumpers doing 140

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

yea I actually do cause he probably has more skill then the rest of the drivers on the road and plus he ain't gonna kill anyone but himself if he crashes horribly

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Won't kill any other people nah, just cause irreparable traumatic damage to the car driver and the schoolbus of kids that drive by.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

"he came outta nowhere officer I didn't even see him!"

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

true. when did the chad drink driving get replaced with soy 'distracted' driving

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You can eat and not pay attention with a manual transmission, I don't know why we'd pretend you can't. If you're just on the highway cruising both are just going to be in one gear all the time.

Either way, the problem is that people have to drive even if they don't want to engage. The popularity of automatic transmissions proves that (to most Americans at least) cars are an appliance and something people do because they have to. Fuck cars.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

You can eat and not pay attention with a manual transmission, I don't know why we'd pretend you can't. If you're just on the highway cruising both are just going to be in one gear all the time.

I never claimed you couldn't eat and drive a manual. I said that people who claim autos are better because they make it easier to choose to drive distracted (alternative phrasing - who choose to drive like a reckless asshole) shouldn't be on the road.

Either way, the problem is that people have to drive even if they don't want to engage. The popularity of automatic transmissions proves that (to most Americans at least) cars are an appliance and something people do because they have to. Fuck cars.

Well, yeah, that's always been the case. There are some enthusiasts sure, but for the most part a car is seen as a more convenient bus. But people riding the bus seldom choose to behave dangerously while commuting, there's something about the mentality of these people (choosing to drive distracted) that is at odds with normal, acceptable behavior

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It’s better to be skilled at distractive driving than being unskilled.