16 year old just drove off in my truck
My 16 year old daughter got her driver’s license yesterday. That in itself is traumatic. My precious truck……at least to me….is now in the hands of my 16 year old DD, at least for today. It wasn’t...
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HuckFinn410 wrote:
OP here. All great stories and words of wisdom. Thank you
As I look for cars for her, I keep coming back to getting her a car with a manual transmission. My impression is that driving a stick shift keeps the driver much more focused on actually driving, rather than all of the other distractions. Also, I think that it's mandatory that kids know how to drive a stick.
I learned on a stick
My wife learned on a stick
My son learned on a stick
What do you think? Stick shift?
Not to hijack my own thread..........
I work with someone whose daughter FLATLY refuses to drive a standard shift. Absolutely not willing to learn, will not even try, and equates it with learning to crank-start a Model T. Telling her he won't let her drive, she just shrugs and says, "Then I guess I won't drive until I'm 18."
