#double-clutching

Driving with the Daisies

Like most teens, I could hardly wait until I turned 15 1/2 so I could get my learner’s permit and hit the road. I studied hard and knew all the road signs and speed limits. I apparently bypassed the importance of brakes.

On my first trial run in the family Dodge, with my mother riding shotgun, I started the car, shifted into drive and pressed down on the accelerator with the appropriate modesty…