In a classic torque converter, there is no mechanical linkage. The engine turns a pump in the front of the converter, and the rear of the converter is a turbine attached to the transmission. No slippage, because it's all oil.
Modern torque converters have a lockup on them which mechanically locks the engine to the transmission. Usually these only kick on in overdrive, and sometimes the next gear down if you've got a tow/haul mode.
But, starting out and accelerating slow, no problem.
Just keep in mind that by forcing people to "go around" you are creating a traffic hazard. You could get away with driving like an old yokel in the 1970s and even into the '80s. There's just too much traffic and too many idiot drivers with poor decision making skills on the road. They'll try to pass you without considering that there's a loaded 18-wheeler bearing down on them in the oncoming lane, and someone inevitably ends up splattered all over the road.
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