Obsolete Skills

gear shiftThe other day, I was teaching a teenager who has just gotten her driver’s license how to drive a manual transmission. I’ve never taught anyone to drive before, so I found it quite challenging to break the necessary skills down into a series of steps a newbie could follow.


“Put in the clutch, start the car, put the car in gear, release the parking brake, give it a little gas and let out the clutch at the same time.”


“Where’s the clutch?” she asked.


Oops. My instructions weren’t basic enough.



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Published on July 24, 2013 23:00
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