Do you drive faster or less safe in some cars as compared to others?

Question

Example: A person buys a stick shift sports car. Take the same person, she or he buys an automatic transmission economy car. Do you think the driving habits will be different?

Answer 1

No I don't....

Answer 2

l drive very safely when l get behind the wheel of a car

Answer 3

absolutely yes.

people tend to drive more recklessly in sports cars then in a car they are praying will hold up another year or two.

Answer 4

Yes.

Answer 5

I would say it do.... I used to drive a stick.. and now whenever I get into someone elses car that has a manual transmisson, I drive it like a race car...Just cause I don't get to do that everyday anymore.

Answer 6

Yes. Simply because that person needs to change his/her mindframe before deciding to go for an economical automatic transmission, for whatever reason it is.

Answer 7

A person who drives a stick shift sports car has to pay more attention to what's going on in order to be in the right gear at the right time. As a result, these drivers tend to develop better observation skills and also hand-eye co-ordination skills. It's also more difficult to talk on a cell phone while driving a stick shift and therefore fewer distractions will affect the driver.

In an automatic, drivers tend to become lazier and rely on sub-conscious habits to take over (auto pilot)......they are thinking more about "other" things than driving. They hit the accelerator, they hit the brake......period.......not everyone, of course, but many do this.....