Emacs discusses web-based development workflows

Posted Sep 3, 2021 9:18 UTC (Fri) by anselm (subscriber, #2796)
In reply to: Emacs discusses web-based development workflows by dskoll
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Here in Germany, most people learn to drive stick in driving school – in fact it used to be the case that if you passed your driving test on an automatic, your license would be restricted so you could only ever drive automatics, which given that they're fairly rare hereabouts would be quite inconvenient.

Automatics, apart from being more expensive and less fuel-efficient, used to be seen mostly as cars for the elderly and/or medically impaired, but especially with electric cars and driver's assistance systems tied to automatics being on the rise, attitudes are changing. The law was recently changed to make it easier for holders of automatic-only licenses to transition to stick shift after all; presumably this is in preparation of a time when most cars will not have a manual transmission, driver's ed will take place mostly on such cars, and stick shift will become more of a curiosity for people with specialised or vintage vehicles.

Emacs discusses web-based development workflows

Posted Sep 3, 2021 10:17 UTC (Fri) by Wol (subscriber, #4433) [Link] (1 responses)

> Here in Germany, most people learn to drive stick in driving school – in fact it used to be the case that if you passed your driving test on an automatic, your license would be restricted so you could only ever drive automatics, which given that they're fairly rare hereabouts would be quite inconvenient.

That's European regs. Class B is stick shift, or there's Class B (auto) for automatics only. Which one you get depends on what sort of vehicle you take your test in - upgrading is a simple matter of retaking your test in a stick. That said, retaking your test is probably "fun" for an experienced driver because of all the bad habits you'vve picked up ... :-)

Cheers,
Wol

Emacs discusses web-based development workflows

Posted Sep 4, 2021 19:10 UTC (Sat) by anselm (subscriber, #2796) [Link]

As a matter of fact, here in Germany the law was recently changed to say that if you take your driving test on an automatic, you don't have to take another driving test (with an official examiner in the rear seat) in order to be allowed to drive stick. To get your license amended, all you need to do now is present a certificate from a driving school saying that you took a certain number of lessons in driving stick and managed it to the driving teacher's satisfaction.