2 days old and almost wrecked

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OK so I bought my Z on Tuesday and it is a very big deal to me. As per my other threads I am new to driving a manual so I have only been driving to the local school that isjust around the corner from my house. No more than 2 miles and through a neighborhood. To get into the big parking lot where I have been practicing shifting and all that you go through a 4 way light. speed limit all ways is 25. Im sitting at the light and watch a guy slow and then stop , then my light turns green. I always wait a moment or two just incase of any morons to begin with, so I do that and then slowly start to shift and then start to go. From around the bend some Beeyatch in a old minivan on the phone with passengers is approaching fast about 40, and I notice her but again my light is now at leat 15 second old. I begin to roll and start going and have to stop because she just went right through as if her light was green. Never looked over, never hesitated just kept going as if there was no big deal.

I was so lost I looked up at my light to make sure it didnt turn red, and it was still green and the other guy was still sitting there in crossing traffic at his red light (should have been hers too) shaking his head and looking at me. Assuming I was either less fortunate or better at shifting I would have been tboned and probably seriously hurt if not killed and bye bye dream car and a whole lot more. I was so flustered I just parked when I got into the school and sat there for 10 minutes playing out in my head what could have happened.

What is wrong with people? Anybody else have any close calls?