>>> Not to mention, if in a driver's panic s/he switched the
>>> ignition ALL the way
>>> off, the steering locks...sending you into a tree?
>>>
>> As opposed to leaving the road at 120 mph, flying 100ft through the air,
>> and
>> winding up in a ball of flames ? I'd take the chance.
>>
>>
> Besides, the ignition key is interlocked to the shifter and won't go into
> the locked position unless the shifter is in Park. Just for that reason.
>
> Also, doesn't this model car have the push button? Push it once to start
> and push it again to stop the engine? How do those work, anyway? I've never
> driven a Lexus
I knew newer cars were more complicated but I never thought about them
in terms of them being designed to do you in if you need to do an
emergency shut down at speed. Makes me wonder if I could just get in
one and be able to drive it without first reading the owners manual. At
least push button start I understand since both of my cars have it. But
this thread makes me glad that my newest car is a 1961 TR3A.
Teriann
"While there is tea there is still hope"
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