New Legislation Could Prevent Keyless Cars From Killing

Since 2005, 37 people have died by carbon monoxide poisoning, because they unknowingly left their keyless vehicles running in their attached garage.

A proposed law dubbed the PARK IT Act (Protecting Americans from the Risk of Keyless Technology) would leave no room for error and is a sensible step to stopping future death or injury. The law would mandate that automakers install automatic engine shutoffs — along with software that would make a car immobile if a driver left it in gear.

Read the article at Detroit Free Press.

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