Only around 13 percent of new cars still have manual gears.
Ten years ago, 37 percent of new car models were offered with a manual transmission. These days, that's fallen to around 13 percent.
Before they disappear, The Project decided to send comedian Becky Umbers to try one out for the very first time.
If you had an automatic car a decade ago, you were basically George Jetson. Now, only a fraction of vehicles coming off the factory line still have manual gears, and one guy who is used to life in the fast lane reckons it's making us worse drivers.
"One of the big issues we've got these days, which is distraction while driving has a big part to do with the simplicity of driving a motor vehicle these days," driving legend Greg Murphy told The Project.
Murphy said having an automatic car means you don't need to select the gear or press the clutch, it's done for you.
"Given the propensity for people to actually do other things while driving and we see a lot of crashes and instances because of it," Murphy told The Project.
While attempting to drive the manual car, Umbers admitted that she failed her restricted multiple times.
Watch the video above.
