> If you are learning to drive, try to learn on an automatic. You have enough to do contending with
> traffic, pavement markings, signs and electric signals. After you learn to drive, you may want to
> switch to a manual transmission so you can really enjoy driving.

Or, alternatively, learn on a manual so you've got it out of the way and know you can do it if you need to.

In Australia, people who learned to drive in an automatic get a mark on their licences and aren't allowed to drive cars with manual transmissions.

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