Posted on 05/11/2024 2:27:14 PM PDT by DallasBiff
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado woman’s attempt to steal a pickup truck — shortly after she was released from jail on a car theft charge — was thwarted not by officers, nor the truck’s owners, but by her inability to drive a stick shift, Boulder Police said.
The woman had been released from jail on May 3 after being accused of stealing a car a day earlier, and walked down the road until she spotted a pickup truck with the keys inside. She then started the pickup, but apparently discovered she couldn’t manage the manual transmission, so she got out and walked away, leaving the truck to roll forward and strike a fire hydrant, police said.
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Good one.
I learned on an automatic, but being cheap, when I bought my first car, I wanted a stick shift, so a friend (female) taught me on hers God bless her, and I drove those until we got a Astro and we had kids. At that point, it was just easier on me to use the automatic. I can still drive a standard any time, and do get a chance to when driving mr. mm’s car or my son’s pick up truck.
It was a five speed. No picture of the suspect.
Some h3avy duty equipment still has stick shift, and I believe until recently (or still?) manual transmissions were still offered as an option
I learned to drive a stick at 13 yrs old on a 1941 Willys 4 cyl flat head jeep. Had a top speed of about 45mph but would climb seriously steep hills towing a small trailer loaded with stones and never even strained. Torque was amazing. And then of course a dirt bike kind of prepared me for driving standard transmission cars. With Atlanta traffic, I’m glad I drive an automatic now.
I passed my first drivers test at 16 in a manual shift 5 speed.
I taught my daughter to drive a stick when she was 16.
I taught my younger brother to drive a stick when he was 16. It was a 64 chevy, 3 on the tree and a 6 cyl. It was a hoot!
I recall a story from years ago where a major robbery of some sort was foiled because the get away driver, who had the loot, was incapable of driving a stick; and yet that was the type car provided him. Can’t remember where I read it, but “Reader’s Digest” seems to strike a cord.
One of my coworkers was planning a trip to Spain and found that renting a car with an automatic would cost about $500 more than a manual. I taught her to drive a 5-speed Nissan Sentra well enough to get by in about an hour.
real women have an automatic...not a stick.
thanks for that. I’m shifting my focus. no...really.
They throw the word “woman” around like they know what it means. They also neglect to use any name or description.
I accidentally put my new car into reverse once thinking that I was shifting into 3rd..
I drive a indestructible 20 year old Nissan Xterra- 5 speed stick. I love it. I learned to drive on a “3 on the tree” shift. Prehistoric. I’ve had several stick vehicles- feel safer in them.
I own 4wd stick shifts because of snow and ice driving.
you cannot control an automatic on ice, like you can a stick.
I was just thinking about one of the first vehicles I drove regularly when I got my license at age 16. It was a 1966 F100. Light blue with 240 6 and the 3 speed column shifter. What was so memorable about that was the length of the throw to change gears. I remember noticing that in second gear the shifter was almost vertical.
My 16 Tacoma is a 6 speed.
My first car was a 1969 Chevy, automatic.
The headlight switch (lo/hi) was on the floor to the left of the pedals, which I believe was the norm then.
I wondered how many people mashed one of those buttons trying to work the clutch.
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