It doesn't make me a better driver, it's a continual distraction. I recently switched from a manual to an automatic car and I now have far more available headspace to pay attention to the world around me.

[–] Summzashi@lemmy.one 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You just never properly learned it then.

[–] tomi000@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Oh so if you are a professional juggler it would be completely valid if you keep juggling all the time while driving? Dont think the police will see 'you just dont know how to juggle as well as I do' as an excuse if they stop you.

Also what about eating, drinking, talking on the phone while driving? Obviously those are only distractions if you havent properly learned to eat or talk, right? Shifting is a distraction, period. It gets less distracting the more you are used to it but it is never zero. There is absolutely no reason to shift manually nowadays (except for racing obviously).

[–] Summzashi@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago

What an incredibly stupid take, none of these things have anything to do with the behavior of your car. You sound like somebody that can't accept their own shortcomings and instead wants the world to change according to them. Or you're mentally challenged. Either way, there's no point in talking to you.