One suggestion I have heard is to teach the student to let the clutch out in
a parking w/o touching the gas. When they can do that w/o killing the
engine, they are ready to learn to add throttle. The rest is fairly simple.
Oh, having them start at a speed bump is a good second lesson. Just park
them on the start of the bump and then have her start up the speed bum w/o
killing the engine.
I'm assuming she knows how to steer and pay attention already. Of course
when my daughter was learning, she would change lanes while looking down to
the lever and figuring out where to move it to next :-)
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
To: <Larrybsp@aol.com>; <boris@elpiner.net>
Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: renting a car with a manual tranny
> i agree. get someone else to teach her. this whay, she can learn on your
> car, and you dont have be there to hear the bad sounds (er, from the car i
> mean :))
>
> -james
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Larrybsp@aol.com>
> To: <boris@elpiner.net>
> Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, August 20, 2001 5:01 PM
> Subject: Re: renting a car with a manual tranny
>
>
> > from:larrybsp@aol.com (Larry Stark)
> >
> > Boris,
> > You are a very brave man or you have
> lost
> > your senses. Maintaining a relationship and teaching your girl friend to
> > drive a stick shift car is a very risky proposition! As you bounce down
> the
> > street, grinding gears and stalling be prepared for pent up frustrations
> to
> > come at you hot and heavy. Advice from some one who's been there.
> >
> >
> > Larry
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