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by netsp 6134 days ago
Not only does a manual transmission help, but it kind of pushes everyone into that kind of driving. Maybe it's just because you don't need brakes as much. When I drive an auto (usually rental), I find I'm a lot more aggressive.

I also fond that places with a higher percentage of auto drivers are heavier on the heavy traffic scooch-and-brake.
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eru 6134 days ago
In Germany manual transmissions are the norm. I heard people drive more aggressively than in the US. Might be a cultural thing, though.
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netsp 6134 days ago
It's not a straight conversion to aggression. Germans, I believe, drive fast. Maybe aggressively too. But, if you put them in an auto, they also pick up the behaviour of building speed fast for 1-2 seconds then braking hard. It happens a lot in dense, halting traffic. It's not the only way of being aggressive, but it's another way

People don't do that in a manual because it's not fun.

*In Italy people drive mostly manuals. They also drive like suicidal grandmas in fast forward.

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