In Japan, when you get a license to ride a motorcycle, you're only allowed
to ride one at-or-below the cc's of the one you took the test with.........

Mike B.

'licensed to ride a 250cc MAX in Okinawa, 1982'

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Lincoln" <magikvw@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: teenagers and vanagons

>I have always been of the thought that everyone should learn to drive in a
> stick shift. Although automatics are a bit more prevelant you just never
> know when you will be in a situation where you need to drive a stick.
> Personally I like driving a stick better anyway - it's fun (except in
> traffic jams).
>
> On 10/11/06, Florian Speier <groups.florian@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> sorry, but teenagers and vanagons do mix - my first car with 18 was a
>> five
>> speed vanagon. someone should have just instructed the poor guy before he
>> was under group pressure to drive.. yes, when I had my first van, I did
>> drive off a few of the endcaps of the metal bumpers, so what? In respect
>> to
>> stick shifts, I grew up in germany, and we have a very simple law about
>> them
>> - if you do your driving test in an automatic, you will never in your
>> life
>> be allowed to drive a stick (unless you redo your test).
>> flo
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> 90' Carat (It's Blue, It's Beautiful, It needs a lot of work)
> 86' (Soon to be donating organs to the 90')
> 85' GL (sidelined but to be resurected in the near future)
>