I used to 100% drive manuals and it really was second-nature to think about changing gears - in fact the first few times I drove an automatic it was "interestin

I used to 100% drive manuals and it really was second-nature to think about changing gears - in fact the first few times I drove an automatic it was "interesting" as more than once I accidentally slammed the brakes on 100% with my left foot as my brain was on autopilot for where it was used to changing gears around the roads where I live. The thought process/autopilot my brain was going through was something like "ok, get ready to change down a gear, full clutch please left leg <left leg presses a pedal down>... WHOA! WTF! WFT JUST HAPPENED?! DID I HIT SOMETHING?!" then the realisation that your left leg just stampted on the brake pedal not the clutch pedal :-) I blame the super-wide brake pedals some automatics have! Luckily there were no one behind me, but it is quite an experience to get 100% brake application as a driver when you are NOT expecting it! I can only imagine that this experience will become more common with increasing automation/emergency braking in cars. My daily-drive in the UK these days is a hybrid that is a CVT automatic. I actually really like driving it now around London as its just so so so so much easier and less stressful in traffic. I still keep a manual 2-seat rear-wheel drive car around for fun as I love the feeling of actually driving a car, but the ease of an auto just cannot be beaten. I am a total convert!