And where are you from? And how old? Not “do you” but just if you know how.

I’m in the US, mid 30s and can (and do) drive a manual transmission.

  • DarkwinDuck@feddit.de
    51·
    1 year ago

    In Germany nearly everyone can drive manual. Used to be that if you didn’t learn how to drive manual in driving school, you weren’t allowed to drive manual with your license.

    • DasRubberDuck@feddit.de
      5·
      1 year ago

      Prettty sure that’s still the case. I talked to a young person two weeks ago who said she’s not allowed to drive a manual transmission car.

      • DarkwinDuck@feddit.de
        2·
        1 year ago

        Yes, but it used to be that you had to do the majority of lessons in a manual, now it’s reduced, you can get B197 with a few hours of manual. And then you can drive both.

        • DasRubberDuck@feddit.de
          2·
          1 year ago

          B197 I just learned about “Schlüsselzahl 78” and “Schlüsselzahl 197”. Interesting. 10 lessons of 45 minutes in a manual car and a 15 minute test drive apparently.

    • koorool@feddit.de
      1·
      1 year ago

      Still the case, got my B197 driving license last week in Bavaria. You have 10 lessons with manual as part of your education, then the rest + exam on automatic. B197 allows to drive both, B allows automatic only.

      • DarkwinDuck@feddit.de
        1·
        1 year ago

        Not entirely accurate, B allows both manual and automatic, you get B by doing everything including the exam in a manual car, B78 is automatic only and B197 allows you to drive manual and automatic as well but as you described with only 10 manual lessons.