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Subject: Re: Driving in Germany Posted on: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 09:47:07 +0200

On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 11:14:22 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)"
wrote:

>> And what are those circumstances? Typically people put the gear in when
>> the car is stationary......
>
>Really? I thought manual transmission required one to shift
>from 1st to 2nd to 3rd with the vehicle in motion! (But you
>can't prove it by me - I've never driven with one, only been
>a passenger.)

Not from neutral to first, or any other gear. It depends on the
gearbox if you need to be stationary/moving to change gear. I can put
my Mazda 323 in any gear while stationary.
You normally have to be stationary to change into reverse though.