{"id":10977,"date":"2023-07-30T13:37:38","date_gmt":"2023-07-30T11:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/30\/readers-reply-why-is-the-us-the-only-country-where-everyone-drives-an-automatic\/"},"modified":"2023-07-30T13:37:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T11:37:38","slug":"readers-reply-why-is-the-us-the-only-country-where-everyone-drives-an-automatic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/30\/readers-reply-why-is-the-us-the-only-country-where-everyone-drives-an-automatic\/","title":{"rendered":"Readers reply: why is the US the only country where everyone drives an automatic?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers\u2019 questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts<\/p>\n

Why is the US the only country where nearly everyone drives an automatic? It\u2019s de rigueur over here, whereas \u201cdriving stick\u201d seems to be the default in other countries. Benton Oliver, San Diego<\/em><\/p>\n

Send new questions to <\/em>nq@theguardian.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nThe long-running series in which readers answer other readers\u2019 questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts
\nWhy is the US the only country where nearly everyone drives an automatic? It\u2019s de rigueur over here, whereas \u201cdriving stick\u201d seems to be the default in other countries. Benton Oliver, San Diego
\nSend new questions to nq@theguardian.com. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers\u2019 questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts Why is the US the only country where nearly everyone drives an automatic? It\u2019s de rigueur over here, whereas \u201cdriving stick\u201d seems to be the default in other countries. Benton Oliver, …<\/p>\n

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