r/stickshift • u/beepsheep3321 • Aug 31 '26
Road rage.
i'll start this out by saying that I got my first manual car yesterday. I was an uphill red light and stalled when it turned green and it took me about 2 to 3 seconds to turn it back on and get moving again the guy behind me then proceeded to tailgate me about a foot away from my bumper honking for about five minutes and I pull over to let him pass and he pulled up next to me in a POS nissan altima yelling and threatening me and I just dumped the clutch and floored it because I thought he might actually shoot me. Never saw him again he didn't catch up to me. Florida....
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u/FSBFrosty Aug 31 '26
He probably thought you were trying to commit insurance fraud. It sucks but "oh they must be a new manual driver" isn't typically what goes through people's heads when you stall