Comment by Chilko

Yep, I have a manual diesel 4WD and have taught several people to drive it in a pinch when needed. It's very forgiving as I can just tell them "Put your foot on the clutch, shift into first, and slowly take your foot off the clutch". At that point, they're slowly driving around in first gear and can practice shifting up and down a bit without worrying about the accelerator too much.