I've found that a manual forces you to pay more attention to the task of driving. I wasn't the most responsible and focused driver before, because automatics ma

I've found that a manual forces you to pay more attention to the task of driving. I wasn't the most responsible and focused driver before, because automatics make it easy to be distracted. When someone gets in the car with you, you have a moral and ethical responsibility to /protect their life/, which is in your hands. That's about the best argument I can make in favour of manuals. If I end up having kids, they won't have their own cars until they are proficient with a stick.