Because android is more popular in Europe?
this post was submitted on 25 Jun 2026
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If I'd have to venture a guess, it has much more to do with the abysmal infrastructure of the USA than with the phones, those are just a cherry on top of a horror cake
Can’t remember what podcast they discussed this on, but prevalence of stick shift in Europe was one of the theorized factors.
Automatic transmission has been standard for sports cars and luxury sedans for many years though. Not to mention the ever increasing number of electric cars.
And smart brake assist has also been included in most option packages for several years now.
Because we basically drive tanks everywhere on roads designed for incredible speed.
So basically our cars are the main culprit making the side issues worse.
I wonder what the deaths per pedestrian mile stat is for America vs the rest of the world. I would expect it it be even more terrifying. Ouside cities I am used to pedestrians being an extremely rare sight unless in a parking lot.
As I understand it, automatic transmissions are a lot less common in Europe and manuals are almost non existent here in the US. Maybe a manual transmission forces you to be more engaged with driving than an automatic?
I can't do my nails while driving my manual I'll tell you what
Especially now that I've broken my shifter linkage and now I only have 3rd and 4th lol