Secret Service special agents are held to demanding standards, including the ability to operate a wide range of vehicles, manual transmissions among them. Thanks to a partnership with General Motors, instructors at the James J. Rowley Training Center in Maryland can now teach this increasingly rare skill.
As stick-shift cars vanish from American roads, fewer people know how to drive one, which makes the training all the more valuable. For agents who may need to commandeer any vehicle in an emergency, mastering a manual could prove essential.
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