Gen Z has lost this crucial driving skill that Boomers learned early – ‘It takes more brain power’

Are drivers who never learn this skill getting the short end of the stick?

Recent research shows that this once-ubiquitous ability is increasingly becoming a lost art.

Only 18% of Americans know how to use a stick shift — with the number even lower among younger drivers.

In a survey of US drivers, Extreme Terrain found more than a third of Gen Z drivers (35%) never learned to drive stick, compared with just 9% of baby boomers.

Further, driving confidence is waning among younger drivers, with only half of those under 30 believing they could competently drive a manual.

“People in their mid-40s and up are probably the only people left who really…

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