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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 308093" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>When my two children received their learner's permit one of the first things I did was to teach them both to drive a car with a manual transmission. We actually went to the UPS bldg on the weekend and we drove around the parking lot until they got to be good at it. I then took them to a hill and we worked on that part. This training served my oldest well when she went to a party and the designated driver forgot that he had been designated to drive, not drink, and she had to drive her friends home in a car with a stick as she was the only one there who knew how to drive a car with a manual transmission.</p><p> </p><p>Use the e-brake but don't crank it down too much. Let up on the clutch slightly until you feel it catch and then give it a little gas while releasing the e-brake. Glance at the rear-view camera to see if someone is on your bumper; if so, don't let it worry you. When you have released the brake and are moving forward, give it more gas and continue on your way.</p><p> </p><p>As someone stated earlier, it will soon become second nature and you will look back at your thread and laugh at yourself for being worried. Good luck on your road test.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 308093, member: 12570"] When my two children received their learner's permit one of the first things I did was to teach them both to drive a car with a manual transmission. We actually went to the UPS bldg on the weekend and we drove around the parking lot until they got to be good at it. I then took them to a hill and we worked on that part. This training served my oldest well when she went to a party and the designated driver forgot that he had been designated to drive, not drink, and she had to drive her friends home in a car with a stick as she was the only one there who knew how to drive a car with a manual transmission. Use the e-brake but don't crank it down too much. Let up on the clutch slightly until you feel it catch and then give it a little gas while releasing the e-brake. Glance at the rear-view camera to see if someone is on your bumper; if so, don't let it worry you. When you have released the brake and are moving forward, give it more gas and continue on your way. As someone stated earlier, it will soon become second nature and you will look back at your thread and laugh at yourself for being worried. Good luck on your road test. [/QUOTE]
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