"...I won't EVER drive an automatic again."

INDIANA—John, a devoted stick shift driver, faced the consequences of a lifetime habit when he fractured his left leg attempting to drive a friend's automatic. Accustomed to the dance of the clutch pedal, John's muscle memory played a cruel trick on him, resulting in a leg through a floor board.

The incident unfolded when the stick shift loyalist had to drive his drunk friend's automatic home. Unfamiliar with the absence of a clutch pedal, he instinctively pressed his foot down as if engaging the non-existent clutch, causing him to crash through the floor plan. The abrupt and forceful motion left him with a fractured left leg, serving as a painful reminder that stick shift is the only way.

Reflecting on the incident, John shared, "I've spent a lifetime punching a clutch, and in that split second, I forgot I was in an automatic. It's a hard lesson, but I won't EVER drive an automatic again."

This cautionary tale, starring John, serves as a reminder that automatics suck and real drivers row gears.