New car with manual transmission? Not exactly the car that sells the most. Of the 72,000 passenger cars sold so far this year, almost 200 new passenger cars with manual transmission were sold. But Sander (20) from Bodø will still learn to change gears himself. – Yes, I enjoy it. It is the best and most practical. All my friends drive with manual transmission. He believes it will be more practical also in the future when he applies for a job. He believes several employers require that you have a driver’s license for manual transmission. – What do you think about driving an automatic then? – I have not tried and I will probably not do it either. A record number drive up with an automatic transmission According to figures from the National Roads Administration, 51 per cent of everyone who was going to take the class B ticket in June chose to drive up with an automatic transmission. In comparison, the figure was only 13 per cent in 2017. With the exception of May this year, the majority have chosen a machine every month since November last year. Acting department director Heidi-Kristin Herbst at the Norwegian Public Roads Administration believes that this is largely due to the increasing number of electric cars in Norway. Still, there are more than Sander who literally doubt the gear lever. In small and medium-sized places throughout the country, there are still a good number who choose to drive up with manual gearing. Especially in northern Norway. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration points out that there is a big difference between city and country. The cities in the eastern part of Norway have the most automatic accesses. At Risløkka traffic station in Oslo, they had a record number of runs with automatic transmission in June. Almost 8 out of 10 selected automatic transmissions. The traffic stations in Lillestrøm, Billingstad in Bærum and Drøbak also had an automatic share of over 70 per cent. The proportion is also over 50 per cent in Stavanger (56%), Trondheim (57%), Bergen (57%) and Kristiansand (55%). Driving teacher: – Natural development Benjamin Peter is a traffic teacher at Kolstad traffic school in Bodø. There, it begins to approach as many automatic cars in the car fleet as those with manual transmission. Traffic instructor Benjamin Peter believes more and more people will choose automatic transmission in the future. Photo: Mathias Mikalsen / news – We have talked about it in the office. I think it is a normal development. Cars with manual transmission are difficult to obtain. Students who have a machine at home have difficulty practicing with manual transmission. It will be easy for them to choose manually. He has no doubt that the future is automatic transmission. – That it will be a slow transition, it is only a matter of time. The training will be able to go faster. It becomes less technical without clutch use. Vending machine will be simpler and more comfortable. Will make automatic transmission the “normal” Until now, it has been the case that the “normal” has been to drive up with a manual transmission. The Road Traffic Information Council now believes that the time is ripe for the opposite to happen. – That the main rule is rather automatic, but that it is free to choose manual gear if you wish, says director Øyvind Solberg Thorsen. Newer technology and not least the electric car’s popularity has meant that today there are far more cars with automatic transmission than with manual transmission. Director Øyvind Solberg Thorsen of the Road Traffic Information Council wants the mandatory parts of the driver training to take place with automatic transmission. Photo: Kai Rune Kvitstein – The vast majority of new cars today have automatic transmissions, 99.3 per cent of all new passenger cars. This is due to the high proportion of electric cars and rechargeable hybrids. All those cars come with automatic transmission as standard. He understands that those who have a car as a hobby, for example, will still prioritize driving up to manual transmission. Otherwise, there are still many manually shifted cars left in the car fleet in Norway. 60 percent of passenger cars today have automatic transmissions, while the remaining 40 have manual transmissions. Thorsen believes it makes sense to choose a vending machine, partly because you can concentrate more on the traffic picture. – Is automatic transmission safer? – Yes. It is a rather tricky task to drive manually, it requires a lot of training for most people. For all practical purposes, I believe that it will be an advantage for traffic safety that we have cars with automatic transmission.
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More people drive up with automatic transmission than with manual, according to the National Road Administration – news Nordland
