More than two dozen
people died from keyless ignitions since 2006.
The New York Post (5/14, Eustachewich, 4.39M)
reports that a new report found that 28 people were killed and 45 were injured
by carbon monoxide from keyless cars. In all of the cases, “drivers
unintentionally filled their homes with toxic fumes by leaving their cars on
inside attached garages.” The article notes that while keyless ignitions are
standard in over half of the new cars sold in the US, “there are no federal regulations
on automatic engine shutoffs or beeping sounds to warn drivers the car is still
running.” The article adds that NHTSA “failed three times to adopt regulations
that would require car manufacturers to install external and internal warning
beeps.”
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