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I think if it's annoying, you're not driving in traffic the right way. Sure, it's annoying for aggressive stop-and-go driving, but if you maintain a consistent
by shopkins 10y ago
I think if it's annoying, you're not driving in traffic the right way. Sure, it's annoying for aggressive stop-and-go driving, but if you maintain a consistent speed with the traffic in front of you (see traffic shockwaves [0]), a manual transmission is better than an automatic.
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Suugn-p5C1M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Suugn-p5C1M
- kristjansson 10y agoI would give nearly anything for 'maintaining a consistent speed' to be an element of my commute-hour freeway driving :)
- shopkins 10y agoMost traffic will let you be consistent, even if it's at 2 MPH :)
- username223 10y ago> ... if you maintain a consistent speed with the traffic in front of you... Good luck with that in CA. Whenever you ease off to anticipate a stop, you'll just get a bunch of jerks changing lanes in front of you to save a car-length or two.