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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    I’m Italian and it’s mandatory to learn how to drive stick in order to get a license. This could explain why we think driving at 16 is absurd: it would probably be difficult for a 16 years old to learn stick.

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      Am British, and feel the same, although here kids can drive on private land at a younger age (usually farm workers), so sometimes you see kids immediately take their tests (theory and practical) at 17 and pass.

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      Why would it be difficult? Children can play complex video games and handle the controllers perfectly - why should a manual stick be too complex for teenagers?

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        Because you have to both learn how to move your car among complex traffic and learn how to operate the clutch pedal and the shift.

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          That’s why you learn how to operate clutch and shifting in areas where there isn’t much traffic - at least that was the case for me

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      I learnt stick at around 14. 37 now and still drive and prefer stick. Also just did 3 laps around the nurburgring with a stick for the 1st time a few weeks ago. A life changing experience

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      Where I live you can drive at 16 and I believe you can also drive a fully loaded 40 ton grain semi for farming purposes on a regular license.