tbh, i've only driven an automatic maybe a few hundred kilometers, so my data for comparison is limited. furthermore, my manual and the automatic are not quite

tbh, i've only driven an automatic maybe a few hundred kilometers, so my data for comparison is limited. furthermore, my manual and the automatic are not quite the same model, so it's all quite anecdotal. now, the automatic sometimes shifts at an unexpected moment which from a safety standpoint is probably a bigger problem than the concentration. apart from that i think that in most situations there is not difference, but in fiddly edge cases, e.g. low speed city maneuvering with lots of pedestrian traffic and starting on ascents, not having to worry about shifting might help. as i didn't take part in a controlled experiment i wont claim that, though.