Manual Transmission Foils Car Theft for the Billionth Time
by Alanis King on Jalopnik, shared by Virginia K. Smi from Lifehacker on (#3W9Z5)
Nashville police arrested two teenagers last Wednesday, after a press release from the department said they attempted to carjack two women that day. The statement said the teens ultimately failed both times, with the second being because the car had a manual transmission. They had to run away on foot.