Martin Klingensmith wrote:

>>> In Germany, you are (or used to be?) allowed to drive only automatic
>>> transmission cars if you made your driver license test in an automatic
>>> car. For a general license, you have (or had?) to do the test in a car
>>> with a manual transmission.
>> 
>> I believe this is the case in other countries too, certainly New
>> Zealand.
>
> In the US, people who only drive automatic cars do not drive manual
> transmissions. 

This is pretty much universally valid (talking about tautologies :)

But I don't think that people who only want to drive automatic cars never
drive manuals (think about driving a friend's car in a special situation,
for example). In any case, people who never showed that they are able to
drive a manual are allowed to go on the road with it in the USA -- which
seems to be different in other countries. 

Gerhard

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