It's Okay for Drivers to be Shiftless

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <s5db217f.034@Emory.Org> Pete Kraus writes:

> Even the old what-if-you-needed-to-drive-a-manual-shift-in-an-emergency
> argument doesn't hold much credibility any more.  In the U.S.
> automatics are everywhere.  Some enthusiasts have cottoned to them,
> though not this one.  I do think licenses should be marked Automatic
> Only unless proficiency with manual shift is demonstrated.

Here in the UK, they are.  If you take your practical test in an
automatic, that's all you may drive.

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 Phil Payne
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