On my raceboat, we had one of those big red things pictured above. It was supposed to switch everything off when things went awry. The NHTSA now proposes something similar for cars with keyless ignition. It is intended to stop the car immediately in a panic situation. Of course it won’t be as intuitive as the big red switch pictured above. After all, the solution comes from Washington, DC.
“U.S. auto-safety regulators proposed standardizing keyless ignitions to allow drivers to turn off cars faster and more easily in incidents of unintended acceleration following Toyota Motor Corp.’s record recalls. “
If course, this is not entirely true. (Read More…)
Posted in Government, News Blog, Safety, Toyota
Tagged as Bertel Schmitt, Government, keyless start, NHTSA, panic stop, Safety
Tagged as Bertel Schmitt, Government, keyless start, NHTSA, panic stop, Safety
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