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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I already point our driving tips, traffic sign meanings, rules of the road, etc., while driving with my 11 yo. I've started asking her to help me navigate. My mom did the same with me. It will be her choice when you wants to get her license, but I think it's important for her to know how to drive as a teenager, including learning how to drive a manual car. It's a life skill, and even if she lives in a city with public transportation for the rest of her life, I want her to be capable. I don't want her to ever feel entirely reliant on Lyft/Uber, peer drivers, or other parents. [/quote]

Lol this sounds like it was written in 1993. Nobody "navigates anymore" - everyone under 50 uses Waze. Manual transmission already does not exist on almost any good performance cars anymore (where manual is most likely to be an option) and major brands have already stated their intention to drop manual transmissions from most cars (even in Europe!). Only 2% of cars have manual transmission and even that is shrinking. 5 years from now it will all be self-driving electric cars. I agree, knowing how to drive a car is a good skill to have, but "navigating" and "stick shift" have already not been things for a decade[/quote]

Yes, navigate by using Google Maps, Waze, or our car's GPS. She enters the address, previews the route, etc. Also, I'm farsighted, so sometimes I'll have her tell me where to go if I don't have my glasses or feel like wearing them.

Manual transmissions are still dominate in Europe, and in the U.S., several sports cars and Jeep models are still made with stick shifts. Plus, they're more fuel efficient and fun to drive. It's also easier to learn to drive a motorcycle if you already know how to drive a manual car. I've driven and done all of these things.

To each their own, I guess. Not sure why this triggered you so much that you felt the need to be snotty.[/quote]

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