I tripped over
this quote while reading a news article:
To illustrate his point, he notes that computer programmers tend to prefer manual transmissions. But not even 15 percent of the cars sold in the United States last year had that feature.
I've read elsewhere that Europeans prefer manuals, while Americans prefer automatics. I decided to make a poll and break it down a bit to see how the community at large responds.
Poll Do geeks prefer manual transmissions?