The first car my sister bought was a stick and she did not know how to drive it. So my dad took her to a loading ramp and she had to learn real quick or hit the dock.

I learned in my teens. I had a friend who's mom grew up on a farm. There was an accident and the only vehicle there was a stick and the person did not know how to drive a stick. So her parents made sure that all of their kids and their friends could drive a stick in case of an emergency. She even made her kids take their driving tests in a stick.

We used to have a jeep. I loved it.