Yes, David... when my Dad told me to drive the last few miles home, I doubt there was another car within 5 miles of us. LOL Not exactly a tough area to learn to drive a stick. When I taught my son, we lived in area with a fair amount of traffic. After the first time out and several impatient drivers honking horns at green lights, I made a sign for the back of the car... "Teenager Learning To Use Clutch - Honking Doesn't Help". Seemed to work.