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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The part about automatic transmissions is interesting. Manual transmissions require both hands to drive (one for the wheel, one for the stick shifter) while automatic transmissions only require one hand to drive. This allows drivers of automatic transmission cars to use their free hand to play on their phone.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

As someone who has driven both for decades, manuals only require two hands when accelerating and decelerating. While that does discourage holding something to an extent, I can easily eat a hamburger and shift with the same hand and would imagine a phone would be even easier to hold since there is no risk of dripping ketchup on the shift.

Wouldn't know though, since I don't hold a phone while driving either.