Question: how many Irishmen are needed to change a light bulb?
Answer: just two. One to hold the bulb and one to drink until the room starts spinning...
It took me an hour or two to get used to mine, but now it's become 2nd nature, so much so that, when I drive a manual (ancient David Brown), it takes me a few minutes to get used to it and not feel for the back-up pedal...
How would you do that on a BX, given the position of the pedals, unless you're a contortionist? The more so as you have to put it in neutral if you want to get off...
I visited that channel - brilliant and fascinating! Got me some ideas too...
Now however, I still need something really efficient to deal with beech martens, which are much harder to catch than even the smartest rat.