A long time ago, I had a problem with my old truck.
Every time I down-shifted from third to second gear, the darn thing would shut itself off.
I finally fixed the problem. I got a smaller key-ring.
A long time ago, I had a friend who loaned me his old flatbed Ford (maybe a ‘39) and when I shifted, I never had to use the clutch.
My feet are small and so are my hands.