My spouse knows very well how to drive a stick-shift car, but in an automatic she always brakes with her left foot (I'm not convinced that is such a good idea). And her complete stops are not very smooth at all.
Then there is the time I rented a U-haul to move from Texas to California. We towed my spouse's Mazda GLC behind the truck with one of those dolly things that lifts the front wheels off the ground. Well, the truck was loaded to the brim, so when I took off I was not concerced that the truck was struggling a little to get up to speed. Well, I found out later that my best friend who was following behind me (driving my Porsche 914) noticed some smoke during the first hour of the trip but neglected to advise me of that fact. Well, once back in California we found the parking brake was still applied on the Mazda and the rear brakes were toast!
