Regulators Propose Panic Kill Switch For Keyless Ignition Systems

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.

The proposed rule will cost less than $500,000 a year, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a proposed rule to be published Dec. 12 in the Federal Register.

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800over - 12/12/2011 9:31:53 AM

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Causing a few cases of "unintended shut off" accidents.

Joe_Limon - 12/12/2011 12:39:04 PM

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You mean like when an alternator dies, or when someone runs out of fuel? Something that happens millions of times a year in this country?

85bmw745i - 12/13/2011 12:16:44 AM

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Agreed Joe. Thats why Drivers are getting dumber and dumber. Too many engineered substitutes for the common sense that any driver should have. You know what will stop you faster from unintended acceleration? Using the brake in combination with putting the car in neutral, but they have to compensate for all of the stupid people who couldn't possibly grasp such a simple concept, especially when their time is too consumed by talking and texting or scrolling through their ipod, looking for a particular song that they forgot the name of, while diving.

WorldofLuxury - 12/13/2011 12:11:07 AM

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We have some really under-educated drivers...