Learning to drive a stick at a young age

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Bill B
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Learning to drive a stick at a young age

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Ran across this article. A guys ram truck was not in gear and rolled and pinned him against something. The only way out was for his young 7 year old son to get in the truck and learn how to drive a stick shift just enough to start the vehicle, put it in reverse and let out the clutch to move the truck. The story does have a happy ending as the 7 year old was able to back the truck up enough to free his father. Article at link:
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/heroic ... 002e0.html
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Even Bikes had sticks when I was a lad. Image
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What a name...Beau Babby.
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