"Stephen B." writes:

"Erik" wrote
"Bill Noble" wrote:
probably, but lawsuits don't bring back the dead. One advantage of
driving
a standard transmission car is that there is almost nothing that
can prevent
you from disconnecting the engine from the drive train - you have
both a
clutch and a shift lever (and the skill to use them).


Ahhh... but with some sticks you can be surprised by the occasional
busted clutch cable.

Been there done that it is no problem to push out of gear so one can
stop. The tricky part is knowing how to get home after the stop by
starting in first and then work your way up the gears by RPM matching
so as not to destroy the transmission. Every clutch owner should try
it out before it is absolutely needed.

My daughter's solution to that problem was to pull out her cell phone,
"Dad...."
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