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Re: Being able to start with car in reverse and foot off clutch
Posted by Dennis in Ottawa (more from Dennis in Ottawa) on Wed, 23 May 2001 10:10:38
In Reply to: Being able to start with car in reverse and foot off clutch, Dennis in Ottawa, Tue, 22 May 2001 13:58:07
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Glad to hear all the discussion about this issue. I have been driving stick shifts for over 40 years and YES I do put my foot on the clutch to start manual transmission cars and my foot on the brake to start auto transmission cars - that was not my question!!
Driver's Ed 101 is one thing, however, a government mandated feature on auto transmission cars prevents them from being started in other than 'P'ark. My question was why, in this overly protective world of ours, was a similar feature not part of ALL manual transmissions AND if not governmant mandated what was SAAB's thinking about not including it? As to being a standard feature on cars in Europe, drive over there and you quickly realize that they ALL know how to drive, signal, use mirrors, you get the picture, unlike on this side of the pond where only SOME people have a clue about what a car is capable of (being started or driven) and there is a turn signal lever. We drive and cycle in Europe without the same worry about being driven off the road by some idiot driving with one arm out the window, one hand holding a beer and that hand's wrist resting across the top of the steering wheel or (presumably) steering with his knees and weaving all over the road.
I agree that we must take responsibility for our actions but car manufacturers and governments do meddle, so again I ask "Why did Saab not include a clutch pedal lock out switch in the starting procedure?"
Thanks for all the feedback - but can anybody answer that question with out dissing on people?
Posts in this Thread:
- Being able to start with car in reverse and foot off clutch, Dennis in Ottawa, Tue, 22 May 2001 13:58:07
- Re: Being able to start with car in reverse and foot off clutch, Dennis in Ottawa, Wed, 23 May 2001 10:10:38 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Drivers ed, joel F, Tue, 22 May 2001 21:42:34
- My 88 samurai had that feature but I agree with Ari, Mike 87 900s, Tue, 22 May 2001 14:58:55
- Safety vs. awareness, Ari
, Tue, 22 May 2001 14:53:59 - Good question!!, Rob
, Tue, 22 May 2001 14:27:08
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