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Originally Posted by MetroMPG
call me a pessimist, but I'd bet that most North Americans who drive stick don't know enough to downshift to pass...
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ok, you're a pessimist. Now that's out of the way...
In an era when many cars with proximity sensors on the rear bumper, GPS navigation systems in every other car, multi-screen DVD systems, etc, all that's needed is new thinking.
Car makers could impliment a simple yet well enginnered driver interface system would educate/guide the driver as to which gear to choose, some feedback as to "which gear am I in" and maybe a little clutch management to smooth out jerky starts. One man's opinion.