@cstross@wandering.shop Stick or auto isn't much of an issue, you get used to it. Relying on some automatic system in very bad weather and not being able to be in control yourself in those conditions is the danger here, I think. Newfangled stuff I like: rear-view cameras, satnavs, and distance cruise control (for when the traffic is so dense I decide "go with the flow" is less stress than trying to save a minute or two).