Our cars can be used as manual (without the clutch, of course) and automatic. I drive a lot of mountain roads with one of them and always use the manual setting then. But for stop-and-go driving in the city leaving the automatic transmission to do the work is better. And believe me, in the summer at 36 degrees C (about 95 F) , 90%+ humidity, and the sun burning down on you --- you don't want to be caught dead on a bike. And if you are lucky you will pass out from inhaling the exhaust fumes of the cars around you. Bikes are great for the other 3 seasons, though.
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