Well, I come from a country where automatics are almost non-existent and very much frowned upon(Poland). I've only learned in a manual, and I haven't driven an automatic until after I already had 5 years of experience in a manual, and then drove a manual for another few years anyway. Had a selection of both sports and off-road vehicles, all in manual - yet I never had the reflex to press both clutch and brake in an emergency situation - it was always full brake first, clutch second.
In my experience, with all the autos I've driven, the transmission downshifts much quicker, smoother, and more intuitively than I ever could. Maybe I've only ever driven top-tier automatics, and a normal auto box is poor in that regard. No idea.
In my experience, with all the autos I've driven, the transmission downshifts much quicker, smoother, and more intuitively than I ever could. Maybe I've only ever driven top-tier automatics, and a normal auto box is poor in that regard. No idea.