Originally Posted By: PierreR
I think its fun to drive a MT from time to time.
If i just want to play then its MT, if i just want to drive to work or do offroading then its AT mostly because my jeeps are at and those are my dd, sometimes it is just nice to not have to care about shifting gears.
I have a question to you that i cant realy understand.
When you get the license in USA is the drivingtest done in a AT car and then you can drive both AT and MT?
Because here its almost mandatory to pass the drivingtest with a MT car and then you can drive a at to if you want.
If you dont want to drive a MT ever (or cant because of a disabillity) then you can get a licence for cars with only AT and then you are never allowed to drive a MT car.
Same if you want to get a licence for a big rig then its MT that is mandatory after you pass the test you are free to drive a rig that has a AT, which most have over here now.
Is it the same in USA?
Here in the US, there is no transmission requirement for your driving test. You can take the test in either an AT or MT, and you can drive either AT or MT.
Here in the US, you can take your drivers test in this:
And then you can drive this:
Or even this: