Fair Warning

"$kaycog" (skaycog) 01/28/2014 at 15:16 • Filed to: None

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Brian Silvestro > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 15:19

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That's actually really smart.

pdthedeuce > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 15:20

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how very considerate ...

ddavidn > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 15:20

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I'm going to put this on my brother's car, when he finds one. Great.

MonkeePuzzle > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 15:22

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bah and also humbug to this country that qualifies drivers for a license. In Australia it's split, auto and manual, the auto we refer to simply as a "steering license". Also, you'd be required to have learner plates, a standardized colour and such so they are easily recognized. Followed (in most states) by provisional P plates for new drivers and added restrictions. I think all of these are severly lacking in the US of A.

FREEEDOM! or something

$kaycog > Brian Silvestro 01/28/2014 at 15:31

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It really is.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 15:31

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My younger brother caused some discomfiture his first day out solo with a Benz 240d manual. Hills + no guts = a wee bit of roll-back/lurching.

$kaycog > pdthedeuce 01/28/2014 at 15:31

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Indeed.

$kaycog > ddavidn 01/28/2014 at 15:32

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Excellent idea.

RacecaR > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 15:32

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Really it is.

$kaycog > MonkeePuzzle 01/28/2014 at 15:32

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I think the 'or something'.

$kaycog > RacecaR 01/28/2014 at 15:33

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Is it really?

Nibbles > RacecaR 01/28/2014 at 15:33

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It is really.

RacecaR > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 15:34

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Really...is it?

$kaycog > RacecaR 01/28/2014 at 15:34

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It is...really.

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 15:35

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Solution = parking lot with elevation differences.

Vizzini > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 15:36

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As I've endured my daughter learning to drive over the last six months, I have often thought that this would be perfect for the rear bumper:

It might be a little too subtle, though, since probably few people know what it means. Still, a little warning sticker of some kind would be nice.

And a brake pedal on the passenger side, please.

PS9 > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 15:37

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sll re Taiyi

RazoE > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 15:37

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I always let my car roll back a little to let others know I'm driving stick and sometimes shit may happen, so they'll keep their distance.

Needless to say, people are idiots.

Vizzini > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 15:39

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Real E.

$kaycog > Vizzini 01/28/2014 at 15:42

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Brake pedal on passenger side is excellent idea.

$kaycog > PS9 01/28/2014 at 15:43

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Ally sit ire.

$kaycog > RazoE 01/28/2014 at 15:43

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Good idea, and yes, people are idiots.

$kaycog > Vizzini 01/28/2014 at 15:44

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For sure!

Vizzini > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 15:45

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I was totally unprepared for how harrowing the first few hours would be. She improved significantly after about the 8 total hour threshold, but during those first outings I felt incredibly vulnerable.

Stef Schrader > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 15:46

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I need a "Hi! I roll backwards because I suck at driving a manual. BACK OFF." on whatever I buy next.

$kaycog > Stef Schrader 01/28/2014 at 15:50

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Or you could do this.

$kaycog > Vizzini 01/28/2014 at 15:51

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That would be really scary to start with. You definitely were vulnerable.

RazoE > Vizzini 01/28/2014 at 15:54

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Congrats to the both of you. My daughter didn't stall my car until the 4th time, when she forgot she was in gear and let the clutch out, but she was holding the brake, so just a tiny-bit of embarrassment.

SnoopDouggyDougg > RazoE 01/28/2014 at 16:02

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or the idiots get closer because you roll back. There is no reason we people should be that close and on your bumper.

DarrenMR > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 16:11

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I want to be friends with this person.

Fookin' Prawns > Stef Schrader 01/28/2014 at 16:19

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Funny story, after I bought my car I was tooling around by the beach with some friends in tow. The area is pretty hilly, and I was still fairly inexperienced at hill starts. In my hubris I decided not to use the handbrake to stop rolling backward, so when I let go of the brake at a stoplight I rolled about 8 feet backwards. Luckily, there was nobody behind me, but a lady on the sidewalk laughed and shouted, "Just learned stick?" as I sheepishly gunned it and pulled away.

Moral of the story? Use the damn handbrake.

Dusty Ventures > Stef Schrader 01/28/2014 at 16:20

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My friend does vinyl. This is happening.

Stef Schrader > Dusty Ventures 01/28/2014 at 16:21

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Ooh, he wanna make some giant "Porschelump" stickers? Haha.

Jakoby > Stef Schrader 01/28/2014 at 16:21

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My sister needs this. She got nervous one time in a Tim Hortons parking lot and would not move because people were too close behind her.Even though they weren't, they were at least 8 feet behind us. Her words "These people don't know how to drive, they are not supposed to come so close to the car in front of them" Okay sis...

Fookin' Prawns > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 16:21

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Pro tip: buy your clutch a bouquet of flowers, some jewelry, and a nice dinner before you abuse it before learning stick. It helps soften the blow.

Stef Schrader > Fookin' Prawns 01/28/2014 at 16:22

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Solid advice, this. Solid advice.

$kaycog > Fookin' Prawns 01/28/2014 at 16:23

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That's funny!

Dusty Ventures > RazoE 01/28/2014 at 16:23

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I do that too. Especially with the handbrake currently dead in the rally car. No handbrake + aggressive clutch = I need that extra rollback space, dammit!

Jakoby > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 16:25

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In Newfoundland, newly licensed drivers must have a sign in the window of the car they are driving stating "Novice Driver".I know it's not the same as "Learning stick shift" But at least it makes people aware.

$kaycog > Jakoby 01/28/2014 at 16:27

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I think it's a great idea.

Dusty Ventures > Stef Schrader 01/28/2014 at 17:16

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How giant?

Stef Schrader > Dusty Ventures 01/28/2014 at 17:27

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Down the side of the car. Car needs to look like this:

Dusty Ventures > Stef Schrader 01/28/2014 at 17:43

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It can be done, though I don't know what the price would be. He did this for about $400, including application.

Stef Schrader > Dusty Ventures 01/28/2014 at 17:46

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Yeah—there's a girl locally who did our "Porschelump" in Carrera-like script. Pretty awesome.

NaturallyAspirated > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 20:36

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There's a stoplight in my town that's on a fairly steep grade and has a left turn lane that's too short, so it's not uncommon for me to have someone try to squeeze into the left turn lane behind me. My Subaru is a lot slower to roll back than other cars I've driven (maybe all the rotating mass of the AWD system?) so it's never been a problem for me.

The other day, I pulled up at this intersection to make a left turn, and noticed that the car in front of me was a classic VW Beetle. For whatever reason, it amused me that here were two stick shift cars with flat 4 engines in a row. Then I remembered what it's like trying to start one of those old Beetles on a grade, and stopped about a half car length behind to give them plenty of room.

When the light turned green, I heard the unmistakable sound of a Beetle engine as the driver mashed the accelerator, rolled back about 3 feet, and stalled. She (I could see now that the driver was a girl) fired it up again, revved the hell out of the little engine, and managed to drive the car through the intersection with only a foot or two of additional rollback.

It made me glad I'd decided to give her the extra space, but I have to wonder if a sign like this would help if she ended up in front of a distracted soccer mom in an SUV. I would kind of expect the SUV to pull right up to her bumper, and only then to notice the sign.

$kaycog > NaturallyAspirated 01/28/2014 at 20:43

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Possibly, the SUV mom wouldn't even notice a sign. So many people seem to be very unobservant.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 20:44

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I was attempting to teach my friend stick...he turned into a slightly downward sloped driveway and got stuck. Trying to back up and not trying to hit that persons fence. And stuck in the middle of the street with the car blocking the road completely. That was tense.

$kaycog > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 01/28/2014 at 21:09

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I've never taught anyone to drive stick, but I think I'd be a nervous wreck.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > $kaycog 01/28/2014 at 21:11

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Manual is easy to explain, but a pain in the ass to learn....

$kaycog > CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) 01/28/2014 at 21:21

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Exactly..........hand and foot coordination.