Drove an automatic for the first time!

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by steve-in-kville, Nov 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM.

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    It's a helpful tool nothing more......only a idiot completely relies on it ..but acting like it doesn't make for less stress in the day is ignorant......and you can override it anytime simply by pressing the throttle..it's not rocket science....:Space shuttle::Space shuttle:
     
    Trucker61016, Nov 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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    I use it to keep distance on drivers who struggle to maintain a consistent speed. It's annoying to have to constantly adjust the cruise to keep distance. Also nice to know how fast the vehicle in front of me is going so I know if I need to get over sooner or later. Don't want to move to the left to pass a mile back if I'm only going a couple MPH faster. It's not hard to override it and get a little closer before passing by just turning it off or holding the pedal down.
     
    Razororange, Nov 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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    Yeah I know I shouldnt reply till I read them all. :confused: Only saw them in dump trucks, cement mixers, and yard trucks personally. Good to know the bigger trucks have them as well.
     
    wulfman75, Nov 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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    idriveaholden, Nov 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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    That is the problem with americas roadways are the DACA holders of CDL's that the judges want to keep on the road maybe for political reasons, maybe they think their is a shortage of drivers. The court sided not with public safety, not with the families of crash victims, but with activist groups, blue-city governments, and unions who argued that asylum seekers, refugees, and DACA recipients should continue holding commercial driver’s licenses. That is a shame.
     
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    Trump should just ignore it these people coming are a danger to others on the highway and a judge in DC shouldn't be able to stop the enforcement of established law .....
     
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    Automatic :biggrin_25513:
    Manual .... especially the Super 10 :biggrin_25514:
     
    7speed, Nov 15, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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    Super 10 was developed by Satan himself. I always said screw it and shifted it like a 5 speed :p
     
    Knightcrawler, Nov 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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    That’s how a super 10 shifts. Like a 5 speed. You just flip a button in each shift
     
    ElmerFudpucker, Nov 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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    Data supports the undisputed FACT that white American drivers are responsible for the VAST majority of fatal accidents involving trucks in the USA.

    Should we ban white Americans from having a CDL?
     
    Knightcrawler, Nov 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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