Driving

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When I learned to drive it was with an automatic transmission, I figured that there is too many other things like kids in your car, dogs running out in front of the car and people cutting you off., to pay attention to the sound of the engine to know when to shift and dealing with the stick and clutch. During my mid twenties a friend (so called) said he would teach me how to drive his manual transmission car. We were in the city on the highway, but because it was in the city the speed limit was slow. He put the car in park and switched places with me. He told me just use the clutch,put it in first gear when you need to slow down and whatever you do don't EVER hit the brake. I started moving, the traffic light turned red and there were three cars ahead of me that had stopped. I said,"Now what? I am still moving ." He yelled at me, "Well put your foot on the brake STUPID!" I put my foot on the brake and stopped the car and yelled at him to put the car in park and I got out! Good for me That has been about 30 years and I still feel that is too manny things to pay attention to