Process Essay: How To Drive A Manual Transmission

How to Drive a Manual Transmission According the to LA Times less than 3% of all cars sold in the U.S. have manual transmissions. Manual cars ,also known as “stickshifts”, were the first type of transmissions used in automobiles and gradually have been fazed out for automatics over the past few decades. One of the major reasons for the lack of manual cars is there is less of a demand for them. An abundance of people do not know how to drive manuals therefore the demand for them is diminishing. Nevertheless learning to drive driving a manual is an important skill so that you have the ability to drive any car and to have a better understanding of your vehicle. (McInytre)
When learning to drive a manual the most important thing is getting familiar

When you pull into a parking lot you want to be going slow in order to find a spot and turn into it. Second gear is the ideal gear to park with because it is not too high of a gear so you will not stall going slow ,but will allow you to maintain the speed limit of the parking lot.. Once you have found the parking spot you want to park in signal with your turn signal ,then turn the wheel and angle your car into the parking spot. As you pull into the parking spot ,engage the clutch so the engine does not stall. If you are crooked in the spot or parked over the lines you can back the car up by shifting into reverse and slowly let out the clutch until you feel yourself moving backwards. Most likely when reversing you will not have to let the clutch out fully because you will be going too fast in reverse. After you have reversed out of the parking spot shift the car to first and pull into the spot strait and in between the lines. Repeat this process until you are satisfied with the location of your car. Next after you are parked shift the car into first gear and hold the clutch in while you engage the parking brake. While keeping the clutch engaged ,turn off the car. Releasing the clutch before you turn off the car will make the car stall.