# Human Autopilot

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-autopilot/498665>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 4, 2009, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-autopilot/498665 "2009-06-04T05:33:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-autopilot/498665/21 "2009-06-05T21:40:19Z")

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I frequently suddenly think, “damn, I need to shift” only to realize when I reach for the stick that I’m already in fifith. No memory of shifting into fourth \*or \*fifth.

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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-autopilot/498665/22 "2009-06-07T06:42:12Z")

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I’ve been known to stop at a STOP SIGN waiting for the light to change.  
It sometimes takes a while for my brain to catch on that stop signs don’t have lights! :smack:

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