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Aftermarket Leads: Are Manual Transmissions The Answer To Distracted Driving?

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January 24, 2012 8:14 am
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Are Manual Transmissions The Answer To Distracted Driving?

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By on January 23, 2012

I'm currently testing the Mazda3 Skyactiv, and even though the automatic transmission is better matched to the car (more on that later) I'd still opt for the excellent 6-speed manual, even though 94.5 percent of consumers feel the opposite way.

That puts me firmly in a single digit minority of customers who choose a stick shift – but a news report out of Sacramento offers an interesting premise – manual transmissions reduce distracted driving.The report shows how one family bought their daughter a manual Honda Civic to cut down on texting while driving. While this is hardly empirical or scientific, it's a novel approach to a pretty serious problem among teens, and flies in the face of the constant push for smartphone integration in new vehicles.

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Are Manual Transmissions The Answer To Distracted Driving?

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