How To Drive An Automatic Car

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How To Drive An Automatic Car
The vehicle industry has come a long way,
especially in terms of how convenient and easy
they have become to drive. The automatic car was
one such invention which made the lives of
people who wanted to commute in a very easy
manner possible. But why does
the automatic car get so much love? It is
because it is so much simpler than driving a
manual car. The way the automatic gearbox is made
is quite different from the manual gearbox. All
the modifications made to a manual car is what
makes the automatic cars so easy and simple to
drive.
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When you are enrolling for driving lessons with a
reputed driving school like National Driving
School which is in Dublin, one of the first
questions they will ask you will most probably be
about what kind of a vehicle you drive. The
learning procedure of a manual vehicle and an
automatic vehicle are quite different, which is
why this question has so much importance. With an
automatic vehicle, you have one less foot pedal
to care about the clutch pedal. Based on what
type of vehicle you choose on driving once you
have learned to drive, the driving instructors
at National Driving School will teach you in the
similar type of vehicle so that you will be using.
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First things first what is an automatic car?
An automatic car, as the name suggests, basically
automatically changes gears while you are
driving. Unlike in a manual car where you have
to manually shift gears when you are driving, an
automatic car does this for you. So now you speed
up or slow down your car without worrying about
shifting from one gear to another. This is the
most basic yet biggest difference between an
automatic and a manual vehicle.
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How can one learn to drive an automatic car?
How automatic gearbox will have the following
letters on it P, R, N, D. Let us explain what
each of these letters means. P P stands for
Park. This should be used when you are parking
your car or when you dont want the vehicle to
move at all. Putting the gearbox in P locks all
types of gear transmission right away. R R
stands for Reverse. You must select this setting
when you want to reverse your car/drive your car
backward. N N stands for Neutral. This is a
gear which should be used along with the
handbrake. It should be used when you have to
stop the vehicle for a short period of time. D
D stands for Drive. Obviously, this is used when
the car is in motion, or in other words when you
are driving.
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These are basically the four modes of driving you
will have to care about while driving an
automatic vehicle. Forget about the clutch
pedal. The only things your two feet will press
upon will be the brake and the accelerator. To
learn how to drive an automatic car, you will
have to get used to the P R N D modes, and once
you do, you will be able to drive the car with
absolutely no issues at all. One thing you have
to be very careful about is stepping on the brake
if you want to briefly stop. Unlike a manual car
which will stop as soon as no gear has been put
on, the automatic car is a little bit different.
Apart from just practicing and practicing over
and over again, there is nothing else that can be
done to improve ones driving skills. So practice
is the key.
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Why are automatic cars gaining popularity?

• The reason why automatic cars are becoming
  increasingly
• popular is as it has a long list of advantages
  these cars come with.
• Some of the advantages of an automatic car are 
• You no longer have to worry about changing gears
• It makes driving very convenient
• You can now multitask quite easily in your car
• It lets you have a quicker and smoother shift

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I can drive an automatic car am I eligible to
drive a manual car as well?

No. You will need a manual car driving license
before you drive a manual car. This is a very
basic yet important rule because the intricacies
of driving a manual and an automatic car are
very deep and vivid. If you have learned how
todrive with a manual car, it will be easy for
you to pick up driving an automatic car. But
doing the other way round is a lot more
difficult. So if you have learned how to drive
with an automatic car, you will not qualify as
eligible for driving a manual car. You will have
to apply for a manual driving license to do so.
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