By Lauren Ferrone
Published: Thursday, November 10, 2022
Smell that? No, it’s not barbecue season yet. The wafting aroma of a burnt clutch doesn’t quite have the same appeal as chargrilled chicken. If you’ve ever attempted (and failed) to drive manual, the smell would be familiar.
We asked RAA Drive School Instructor Phil Kellett why some people (i.e. me) struggle to get their head around driving a manual, while others pick it up, well, automatically.
According to Mr Kellett, there’s a neurological reason some people find driving a manual harder than driving an automatic.
“You’re required to think of many things at once,” Mr Kellett says.
“There’s feathering the clutch when you’re taking off, changing gears, lifting the clutch, hill starts, and so many other tasks.”