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Originally Posted by jmrev
women need to know how to drive cars, and what kind of car they are driving. when a woman gets into a car (most of them) all they know is, what is the gas, brakes, and the automatic trans:P, D.
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I think you need to take out the women reference and put in "people in general". Driving skills/habits in general, seem to be on a steady decline.
You do bring up a very good point though, on people learning to drive. Power everything, and automatics have really sapped the expertice out of people. They have no clue what is going on with the car. I think new drivers should learn to drive in a car with manual brakes and manual steering, as this will give them so much more insight, (except for the perpetually clueless) on how the car and tires work. Oh, yeah, and the licensing system in the USA is a joke.
Getting back to the topic, I think women need to realise that if they want to know more about cars and repairs, they need to take an interest in their car. There are several books available at local libraries that discuss just what you should know. Beyond that, you really need to get "oil under your fingernails".