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by chrisseaton 1289 days ago
That's what I said about pressing the clutch isn't it? Just like pressing the brake in many automatic cars.
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If you put someone who has developed their muscle memory driving automatic transmission vehicles behind the wheel of a manual transmission car, they will press the brake and turn the key.

Successfully starting a manual transmission vehicle has two prerequisites:

* knowing that you have to press the clutch in

* identifying the clutch

People without this knowledge lack these prerequisites.