learning to drive a stick...what car did you learn on.

When I was in driver's ed we were required to stop on a hill, use the parking brake (amazing that they actually work) and take off on the hill by slipping the clutch WITH NO THROTTLE and releasing the parking brake.

Of course, big 'ol 6 whangers had a lot more off idle torque than modern hi- RPM ricers.

On a side note, the only girl in our class (of 3, had to get us and the destructor all into the car) she actually managed to get the 56 from first to reverse while moving, and trying to shift to second.

(This is why you put your fingers on TOP of the knob, not the bottom, or underhand)