I’m practicing for my driving licence and I’m going to driving school, just out of curiosity though I’ve looking on YouTube how to start and run a car and I’ve seen at least 3 different methods, I dunno which one is the correct. Things like the order when you release a pedal or when you need to press the clutch keep switching…

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    12 days ago

    Excuse me, Whatthefuck.

    Mechanical shit breaks, things go wrong. Standard practice should be to operate in such a manner as to minimize danger to life and property when shit breaks and things go wrong.

    Offer a reasonable explanation for why the transmission should be in first gear. If that explanation is some variation of “This authoritarian that said to do it this way”, ignore them with extreme prejudice and do it the right way.

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      12 days ago

      Excuse me

      No, I do not excuse foul language, and this will be my last response for you.

      If that explanation is some variation of "This authoritarian that said

      The question here was about a driving test, not about some mechanical science. Case closed.

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        12 days ago

        I will note that I didn’t ask you to excuse my foul language. I was addressing your condescending horseshit comment.

        Assuming you have accurately represented German testing standards (which doesn’t seem likely), the proper course of action here is to either provide the requested explanation, or petition the German government to correct this error.