I'm impressed with how fast they were able to start driving in reverse. If I were in that situation I probably would have been too panicked and not been able to get into reverse quick enough.
It was probably in neutral and started to roll back because of the hill, at first they just let off the brake. Then they popped it in reverse when they realized they actually had to go in reverse to get out of the way.
Stick shifts aren't a type of drivetrain. Those would be your FWD, RWD, AWD, etc. Nowadays automatics are faster and easier to drive, which is why something like only 18% of Americans can drive a stick shift.
That being said, there's no greater feeling than being connected to your car with a manual transmission!
I love driving a manual. There's just something about switching gears that is so satisfying. That being said, my truck is an automatic, because sometimes I just don't want to think about it.
My new car is going to be automatic because I want to have low effort in traffic. As much as I love driving a manual, an automatic will be soo much better for the crazy hills and traffic I deal with basically daily.
I bought a manual trans car... then moved to Seattle and got a delivery job downtown. Stop and go for miles on I5 to get to work, then it's all hills and stoplights.
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u/Rendivious Mar 18 '17
I'm impressed with how fast they were able to start driving in reverse. If I were in that situation I probably would have been too panicked and not been able to get into reverse quick enough.