Last year I taught a 16-year-old neighbor to drive. We used her Dad's Toyota 4-speed manual pick-up truck. It took only 2-3 lessons for her to get the hang of the clutch and accelerator techniques. That girl can now "drive". Her brother is next, this Fall. I think there should be TWO classes of drivers' licenses in N. America: one for bumper-car level "drivers", i.e. people who can only "start, steer, stop", and another for people who can actually "drive" ... (and that includes the ability to parallel park with 4" in front and in back!
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