How easy for Deaf to learn to drive a stick?

<< Loves to drive a manual and not an automatic--it's understandable when a hearing person might wonder how some things are handled when a lot of hearing folks depend on sounds in order to accomplish something like driving a vehicle with a stick. Some will watch their rpms and others will watch their speedometer as well as others going by the sense of feeling when to upshift or downshift. I've driven semi's and usually I followed the rpms and also shifting when in certain situations such as going up/down a hill, rough terrain, etc. Also, I personally feel safer driving a manual during the winter than using an automatic since I feel I have a bit more 'control' of the vehicle.



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Pssttt ^Angel^....ready for your lessons of using a 'stick'? :D
 
Your right about manual doing better in the snow and heavy rain than automatics! I had hard time decide to continue manual or quit. I ended up quit for now because I hate extreme cold vehicle, so having remote starter with automatics gets me in nice and toasty vehicle, or in summer nice and chilly than dealing with hot seat and steering wheel.

After 1996, automatics outperform manuals on gas economy! meaning it does not matter which tranny you got to save gas anymore. It (Automatics) STILL can't perform well under snowy/muddy/flooded roads

Other reason for me to decide quit continue manual is that this one is 4 wheel drive. I love 4 wheel drive, especially in the winter time!

Roadrunner said:
<< Loves to drive a manual and not an automatic--it's understandable when a hearing person might wonder how some things are handled when a lot of hearing folks depend on sounds in order to accomplish something like driving a vehicle with a stick. Some will watch their rpms and others will watch their speedometer as well as others going by the sense of feeling when to upshift or downshift. I've driven semi's and usually I followed the rpms and also shifting when in certain situations such as going up/down a hill, rough terrain, etc. Also, I personally feel safer driving a manual during the winter than using an automatic since I feel I have a bit more 'control' of the vehicle.



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Pssttt ^Angel^....ready for your lessons of using a 'stick'? :D
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Roadrunner said:
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Pssttt ^Angel^....ready for your lessons of using a 'stick'? :D
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Oh, I'm always ready, bring it on hon! :naughty:
 
Just to let everyone know, I am not one of those hearing people who are blind to the world about Deaf Culture, and how Deaf people live their daily lives. I have a few Deaf friends. Im not one of those people like "OMG!! You can drive!!" , "How do you use the phone??" or "How do you watch TV??" etc...

I was only curious on this subject because my 1993 Honda Civic DX, manual transmission, has no tachometer (RPM's gauge).

So, I have no way of watching my RPM's, and I forgot that other cars have tachometers.... :Oops:

:lol: :rofl: :lol:

Teg
 
I used to own a 1991 Hyundai Excel for 9 years. It had no tach on it and I drove it for 9 years. When I started driving stick in that car, I tend to rely on the speed. I tend to shift to first just to get my car moving, then shift to 2nd gear. Then at about 20 or 30 mph, I shift to 3rd and then 4th. (only four speed and a reverse)
As I build up my experience on stick shift, I just shift based on my feelings and how far I can go on the specific gear. I loved driving stick and missed it after it died on September 2001 at 92,000 miles. :( The car died and the estimated repair was more than 1000 bucks - mostly related to starter, coils, wirings, etc.

Now I'm driving a purple 1996 Monte Carlo sold to me by my aunt at a lower price which I needed a car just to get me from point A to point B and beyond.
 
tegumi said:
I had a question pop into my head a couple minutes ago, so I will just ask...

If your Deaf, how hard was it for you to learn to drive a stick?? I thought about that earlier, because when my dad taught me, he always told me to listen.(im hearing of course :lol: )


Tegumi
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It's very easy. I just use the tach & watch the RPMs. On Harley I use the vibrations of the motor.
Drove professionally as a tractor trailer driver...
 
Roadrunner said:
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Pssttt ^Angel^....ready for your lessons of using a 'stick'? :D
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You will be giving her lessons at night in bed. We all know what you will be using to demonstrate the stick... :nana:
 
Many of my friends used manual for their cars and they are deaf. it is all about knowing which RPM to shift (like somebody here says: at 3000 rpm...) or just going by feeling the car (which one of my friends does-- when her car starts to cough and stall, she knows it is time to shift... BAD for the car!)...

They usually go for the stick for speed because automatics cannot go faster than manual in a short matter of time....

I tried to learn how to use a stick since my first vehicle was a 1989 Madza MPV (which is sort of like a minivan.... SEMI-minivan) and I had my friend teaching me since he is deaf and my family was hopeless since they said "You have to hear the... waity a minute you are deaf... YOU HAVE TO GET YOUR HEARING AID!" so I recurited my friend instead.

I did learn and UNDERSTOOD how a manua carl differ from an automatic.. I did like it (my van wasn't good for my size. The seat was too high and it hurt my ankles when I had to push two pedals at once to shift... I cannot go any lower so apparently the van seat was only good for people over 5'7"!!)

I still want to learn how to use a stick ... I will have to if I want to own a 60s or 70s volkswagen bug/beetle!
 
Driving with stick shift are very common in Europe. Repair/gasoline used are cheap than automaic.

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Im dead deaf, and I love stick! It is NOT necessarily to hear the engine. You can practically feel it. Deafies tend to be more sensitive with feeling than hearing people.
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Yes, it's true that Deafies have shape feeling than hearing people but I has to be honest with you all after read some of posts here about hear the engine.

Well, car repair cost deafies alot of money than hearing because they can't hear the noises. I didn't notice until I has the feeling something wrong with engine then.... but hearing is different. They can HEAR when there're little sounds then repair right way and less cost. I remember when I drove with my co-worker. She said to me that it's something wrong with my engine. She suggested me to get my car repair. I did. I told repair what my co-worker said to me. He listen the sounds and said yes and repair only few minutes.... and less cost... I was like :eek: and understand now why we paid more cost for repair than hearings because they can hear very little sounds.
 
gnarlydorkette said:
...I still want to learn how to use a stick ... I will have to if I want to own a 60s or 70s volkswagen bug/beetle!
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Cool!
I learned how to drive on a 1968 VW bug convertible. I bought the car for $850, then learned how to drive and get my license. Yes, it was a stick shift. You will enjoy it. Upshifting and downshifting are fun to do. :)
 
I like manual transmissions on small cars. I had manual sticks on my VW, Porsche, Opel Kadet, and Chevy Vega GT. They were all small cars, with the stick on the floor. I don't like shifters on the column, especially on big old land yachts. Ugh!

I really liked my Porsche 914. Manual stick (with overdrive), no power steering (nice small wheel), convertible two-seater, very low to the ground. It really "hugged" the road. It had a tach, but I shifted "by ear".

I remember a friend of mine had a manual stick car that had a tach that "blinked" at certain rpms to indicate time to shift. Does anyone else remember that?
 
Thats very true, I know my truck is making funny sound (Hearies told me so). I have NO friggin idea what it is and I told them, let it ride and when it falls out, oh that is the problem. That is it. Nothing else I could do.

Liebling:-))) said:
Driving with stick shift are very common in Europe. Repair/gasoline used are cheap than automaic.



Yes, it's true that Deafies have shape feeling than hearing people but I has to be honest with you all after read some of posts here about hear the engine.

Well, car repair cost deafies alot of money than hearing because they can't hear the noises. I didn't notice until I has the feeling something wrong with engine then.... but hearing is different. They can HEAR when there're little sounds then repair right way and less cost. I remember when I drove with my co-worker. She said to me that it's something wrong with my engine. She suggested me to get my car repair. I did. I told repair what my co-worker said to me. He listen the sounds and said yes and repair only few minutes.... and less cost... I was like :eek: and understand now why we paid more cost for repair than hearings because they can hear very little sounds.
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I know VW has that feature, cuz I owned Jetta diesel. It DOES have that upshift indicator.
I don't know about other makes, and most american cars don't have this feature.

Reba said:
I remember a friend of mine had a manual stick car that had a tach that "blinked" at certain rpms to indicate time to shift. Does anyone else remember that?
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That is VERY true! manual can dart out much faster than automatics. With ONE exception. If the road condition is not dry, 4 wheel drive vehicles will ALWAYS dart out faster than 2 wheel drive, even with manual!
I always beat guys with stick in rain. They wonder how I do that with automatics. I told them, its 4 wheel drive and NOTHING beats 4 wheel drive!

Clarification: Do not think 4 wheel drive won't get you in accident. That is bad perspective. You can lose control with 4 wheel drive mode on! Use your head!

gnarlydorkette said:
They usually go for the stick for speed because automatics cannot go faster than manual in a short matter of time....
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Reba said:
I remember a friend of mine had a manual stick car that had a tach that "blinked" at certain rpms to indicate time to shift. Does anyone else remember that?
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Yeah the up-shift light. The Audi I owned before has that shift light, but I never looked at the shift light oftens as I use the vibrations and tach to shift the car....
 
sablescort said:
Yeah the up-shift light. The Audi I owned before has that shift light, but I never looked at the shift light oftens as I use the vibrations and tach to shift the car....
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The Subaru Impreza WRX STi has one, it has a shift light. It would come on when it's time to shift, it tells u the best time to shift for best results, I believe. That car is fast! Wheeeeee
 
ahh errr um..... actually isn't my type sticks... Made me freaking out instant.. dunno why..

I've remind about this long years back ago... When my little son and got date w/my man (now he is my hubby), however.. I was told and willing do learn stick but explained scary for me.. Perhaps "Begged me, My man really... " I respect him.. I sat down and listening what my man spoke "instruction carefully what you do". I kept whole listening and went well.. few 000.2 mile. He tells me.. STOP STOP STOP.. i was kind what? , i'm lost and told how ?. He being little panic...sign lang real quite fast kept saying repeatly STOP brake brake.. I was asked him.. two legs slammed on brake?? But too late.. already passed the stop sign... I slammed the brake and *wham brake squeesh* OppiSe.. I can see directly another two road... er um.. am I in the way middle of road ?? He said Yes... you're in... He took off the passager front seat and rushed open the door.. asked me.. get out the car before other car coming.. Run and go around sit down.... He slammed the launch pedal and moved the shift stick goes to 1.... *varrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroooom* I said, uh sorry.. lucky we are still here... just car missed us.. safe now? Turned his eyes into grinning.. damn you!

Never again I learn drive on shift stick... until now.. *REFUSED*

Few months ago.. He begged me, pretty please learn shift sticks.. I said uh.. no.. remmy look back the long years back.. He said uh.. *gave up*.. (snickers) I'm pretty doesn't want near shift stick... He will plan buy big pick up truck come w/shift stick.. I said who cares! I'd stick w/precouis suv KIA sportage has automatic.. :D
 
sequoias said:
The Subaru Impreza WRX STi has one, it has a shift light. It would come on when it's time to shift, it tells u the best time to shift for best results, I believe. That car is fast! Wheeeeee
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When I drove my roomie's WRX, it didnt have the shift light, but whooa if I wasnt careful when shifting before the turbo boost kicked in the ass! Another mistake I made was since I lock my shifter in reverse before shutting my car down, I forgot about the turbo timer the roomie installed in the WRX. I locked the car in reverse forgotting that I'm supposed to leave it in neutral and pull the e-brake before take out key. When I locked it in reverse and shut it down, the turbo timer was spooling the turbo down and I stalled the car...OUCH! (The turbo timer is there to keep the WRX idling for 3 minutes before the motor shuts itself off automatically so the turbo does not get damaged by quick shutdowns)

Changing gears in a turbocharged car was an eye-opening experience for me when I drove the WRX compared to driving a no-turbo car with a stickshift.
 
diehardbiker65 said:
That is VERY true! manual can dart out much faster than automatics. With ONE exception. If the road condition is not dry, 4 wheel drive vehicles will ALWAYS dart out faster than 2 wheel drive, even with manual!
I always beat guys with stick in rain. They wonder how I do that with automatics. I told them, its 4 wheel drive and NOTHING beats 4 wheel drive!

Clarification: Do not think 4 wheel drive won't get you in accident. That is bad perspective. You can lose control with 4 wheel drive mode on! Use your head!
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what about automatic cars with overdrive system?
 
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