MINNEAPOLIS — I spent part of Halloween hanging out in a cemetery. I wasn’t there to commune with the dead. Instead, I was getting reacquainted with the dying art of driving a stick shift car. In ...

Once upon a time, being able to handle a clutch was an essential part of driver’s ed. In fact, the automobile was more than 40 years old before the first commercially available automatic (the ...

Being able to drive a manual transmission was once seen as a basic driving skill that people would actively seek out instruction for. Of course, buying your own manual transmission car is a great ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) -- With advancements in automatic transmissions, driving a stick shift seems to be a lost art. But a manual transmission does give you more control, and some teenagers learned ...

Manual transmissions have quietly become a niche skill, yet the drivers who still use them tend to be more attentive, more mechanically aware, and more in control of their cars. Operating a clutch and ...

I spent part of Halloween hanging out in a cemetery. I wasn’t there to commune with the dead. Instead, I was getting reacquainted with the dying art of driving a stick shift car. In Roselawn Cemetery ...

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Courtesy of General Motors, agents training to one day protect the president of the United States and other top officials will learn how to drive stick-shift vehicles. The U.S. Secret Service promoted ...

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I spent part of Halloween hanging out in a cemetery. I wasn’t there to commune with the dead. Instead, I was getting reacquainted with the dying art of driving a stick shift car.

A stick shift in a 2009 BMW M3. - The Car Spy/WikiMedia Commons Being able to drive a manual transmission was once seen as a basic driving skill that people would actively seek out instruction for. Of ...