[kinein]

So after many discussions and conversations about the importance of learning how to drive stick in case of an emergency, she finally gave in and decided it was time to learn how to drive a stick. Mind you, she is almost 40 (38) and never driven a standard transmission. According to her, there's no reason to use your left foot while driving and thinks driving a stick requires too much thinking.

To keep it safe, we went to a large parking lot without any cars or parking blocks, just like 15 year olds do when they learn to drive for the first time. And for her, this was like learning to drive for the first time, but much better than the first time around because it was now in a Porsche. She actually got it down pretty quickly and only stalled once. There was a time though when a police car was driving by, where she just stopped and waited and waited and waited for another car that was far far away to pass by before she continued driving. But once she got the hang of it, she tried down shifting and reversing. All of which she did quite well.

By the end of our session, she was driving circles around me at what she would consider a 'fast speed'. She claims that getting out of the car was painful and her leg was cramping. When I asked if she liked driving the car, she said yes she did but it was painful and she only wants to drive it again if she really has too. She still thinks driving with her left leg is painful and requires to much thinking. But, non the less, the experience was worthwhile and I finally got my way.