Malfeasant
I had one of the old fashioned distorted text ones the other day, but instead of something like “please enter the text above” it just said “are you human?” next to the text box. Naturally, I typed “yes” but that turned out to be the wrong answer.
As an American, I can assure you no 16 year old has much trouble procuring alcohol. I certainly didn’t. By the time I was 21 the novelty had worn off
It’s not half a century ago, more like 10-15 years. Basically the old style with 3-4 speeds and a torque converter wasted power, and I still had one of those (brand new) from '06 to '09. Most automatics now have mostly the same innards as a manual, often a 6 speed, but with automatic actuators.
Us (Arizona) yes I can, though I haven’t in some years because my wife won’t, and we don’t need 2 cars… But I ride a motorcycle so I do get to handle a clutch still.