"Detectives believe that the suspects then realized that they could not drive a manual transmission," police said. "Both suspects then fled on foot and were last seen on the second level of the Two armed men attempted to carjack a Corvette Sunday night, Orlando police say, but were unable to figure out how to work the manual transmission. The Corvette's owner, 51-year-old Randolph Bean, told WKMG-TV he was sitting in the yellow vehicle waiting for his wife to get out of work at the Orlando Regional Medical Center at around 11:20 p.m. CLEVELAND — Four juveniles who tried to carjack a woman in Cleveland on Tuesday evening were foiled — not by police, but by a manual transmission. The victim told police that she parked her A man's alleged broad daylight carjacking attempt has been foiled by his own inability to drive manual. A 47-year-old woman was stopped at a set of traffic lights in Sydney's inner-west when a man Stick shift foils carjacking attempt BY STAN FINGER The Wichita Eagle WICHITA — A man's attempt to carjack a vehicle in south Wichita Tuesday night was foiled by an unexpected complication: He didn't know how to drive a stick shift. ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. (WESH) - A Florida carjacking attempt was thwarted Tuesday when the would-be thief was unable to drive the stick shift vehicle he tried to steal. Officials with the Orange County Sheriff's Office said Jaelyn Alexander, 25, carjacked an elderly man a little before noon. CLEVELAND — Four juveniles who tried to carjack a woman in Cleveland on Tuesday evening were foiled — not by police, but by a manual transmission. The victim told police that she parked her Carjacking Foiled When Thief Learns Vehicle Is Stick Shift Geo Beats Follow A man from Pensacola, Florida reportedly attempted to carjack a woman, but his plan was foiled when he discovered the lady's car had a manual transmission. Not every 'bad boy' can become a criminal mastermind. 19-year-old Antoren Bell definitely doesn't fit the bill. Friday, February 1, 2013 WKMG An armed carjacking in Orlando was foiled when the two suspects couldn't drive a stick shift, according to the victim. The incident occurred outside the Orlando Regional Medical Center as the victim, Randolph Bean, was sitting in his 2002 Millennium Yellow Z06 Corvette around 11:20 pm on Sunday. WINNIPEG — An attempted carjacking was foiled early Wednesday when the alleged suspects had trouble driving a manual transmission. Police say a man flagged them down in the 1400 block of St The University of Texas At Houston Police Department says a resident at the Baylor School of Medicine was carjacked at gunpoint over the weekend. The 15- and 17-year-old carjackers were foiled, though, because they "tried to get the victim to show them how to drive the standard while he was being held at gunpoint." It's a tale as old as time, but it never gets less funny. Video released from the Detroit Police Department on June 10 shows a carjacking foiled by that most wonderful of things—the manual transmission.. The events occurred at roughly 8:33 PM on June 28, when three male suspects descended on the vehicle in question, a blue 2006 Acura TSX. It's a tale as old as time, but it never gets less funny. Video released from the Detroit Police Department on June 10 shows a carjacking foiled by that most wonderful of things—the manual transmission.. The events occurred at roughly 8:33 PM on June 28, when