the person was too panicked to do so. Not to sound like a jerk, but if you're too panicked to do this, maybe you shouldn't be piloting a several thousand pound

the person was too panicked to do so. Not to sound like a jerk, but if you're too panicked to do this, maybe you shouldn't be piloting a several thousand pound piece of steel around... Also, this supports my belief that every driver should have to know how to drive a vehicle with a manual-shift gearbox. Shifting into neutral would probably happen without much of a second thought for somebody who normally drives a stickshift.