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And where are you from? And how old? Not "do you" but just if you know how.

I'm in the US, mid 30s and can (and do) drive a manual transmission.

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[โ€“] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)

AFAIK that is still the case, no?

[โ€“] kernelle@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can vouch for Belgium, where this is still the case. I have yet to meet someone who can only drive automatic (except for people with disabilities ofcourse)

[โ€“] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh, I can confirm I have met a person in Belgium who could only drive automatic.

[โ€“] kernelle@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've met plenty of people who should be driving automatic though lmao

[โ€“] skarn@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly, I lived in Antwerp for a while... I think the transmission is the least of their problems.

[โ€“] aurele@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

Still the case in France, although you can upgrade your "automatic-only" driving license to a regular one by following an additional 7 hour course.

[โ€“] Jerry1098@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

It's possible to do an automatic only license, but for most people it doesn't make sense to do so, so no one does.