The applications and customs, in general, are different throughout the world. The Car and driving they cannot be an exception, because in each region they even drive differently. In the first place, we must highlight those countries where people drive with right hand drive and down the other lane. But in addition, we must add those markets where cars with manual shift they are residual, and even non-existent.
My experience driving through some countries has shown me that the driving in Spain and the foreigner is a thousand light years away. The most widespread case has to do with the management of the gearbox, since outside our borders the automatic transmissions they send In this way, we come to a very common situation: that people who are used to driving automatic cars do not know how to drive a manual one.
The manual transmission is doomed to disappear
Thanks to the evolution that technology has undergone, automatic gearboxes have evolved exponentially. Now they are smoother, more efficient and more economical than the manual ones and have nothing to do with what they were up to ten years ago. In addition, manufacturers have cheapened their Prices helping to grow its presence in the market.
For all this, the manual gearbox they are losing market share in favor of the automatic. Taking this evolution into account, we liked that the Australian medium Carsales has made this video. In it, he explains how to drive a vehicle equipped with a manual gearbox. Its content may sound pretentious, but I think many people would benefit from knowing how to operate the third pedal from the left.
The video is in English, but the tips which gives us the sound of a book. Among them, it indicates how we should move the gear lever to make the transitions between speeds. What are the pedals it has, how should we step on them and the speed to make the changes. In addition, he gives us a vital tip: if you have never used a vehicle with a manual gearbox, do several tests at a standstill to see how the transmission works.
All in all, this short video explaining how to drive a car with a manual gearbox is very good. The reason is simple: if the automatic transmissions They are taking over the market, soon the manuals will fall into oblivion. This is happening even in the great sports cars, so in the near future, we will have to resort to teaching materials to remember how we used to drive.
Source - karsales