Automakers sued over dumb people forgetting to shut their cars off

[MikeyLikesIt]

I think it's just a form of natural selection if forgetting to turn off your car kills you.

10 automakers sued over keyless ignitions

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[blakbearddelite]

Buy a car with some big cubes and loud exhaust, you won't have that problem.

 

[Gone_2022]

Im sorry what? How does the court even bother hearing this case? I did not know complete ignorance and assumptions for things that were never ment to happen warrented a lot of money. AKA the public thinking the car will automatically shut off when that was never disclosed or noted anywhere that the car would do that.

 

[Primalzer]

Im sorry what? How does the court even bother hearing this case? I did not know complete ignorance and assumptions for things that were never ment to happen warrented a lot of money.

Have you been living under rock for the last 50 years? People in the US have been suing big companies, other people, basically anyone for their own stupidity. It's the American judicial system.

 

[Gone_2022]

Have you been living under rock for the last 50 years? People in the US have been suing big companies, other people, basically anyone for their own stupidity. It's the American judicial system.

I guess I need to get on the free money bandwagon.

I did not realize my car would not fill itself up with gas. So I am sueing for 1 millions dollars because I had to pump my own gas. This is an outrage!

 

[bikrboy128]

most cars will beep or give some warning if you leave the car with it still running (well, besides the noise the engine is already making)
people are stupid and hopefully this case gets tossed the fuck out.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

yes but a lot of the audio warnings for that are through the OEM radio and a lot of cars end up with upgraded aftermarket radios that don't have a vehicle warning chime interface

 

[Gone_2022]

The volts alert is loud as hell. It scared the crap out of my 60 year old dad the first time he left the key in the car.

 

[Ti28]

Some people just need to die.

 

[guspech750]

Well according to the article. 13 people thankfully died.

That's 13 less morons that can sue for stupidity and 13 less possible procreators.

So there is a little good news.

 

[EmersonHart13]

I'll admit it...

I have left the Hybrid 'running' accidentally once. I got out of the car and it was in E mode so it wasn't making noise. A short time later the engine started and realized my mistake.

 

[Flyn]

I can see both sides of this.

It's stupidity or inattention on one side for not shutting off the vehcle.

It's stupidity or shortsightedness on the other for not coming up with some type of warning/shutoff that kicks on in case people are distracted and forget to turn off the vehicles.

All that is required is one weight sensor similar to those on riding mowers. Weight sensor detects no driver and ding, ding, ding.

 

[Rent Free]

Best way to sum this up...... This saying comes to mind....

"Nothing is idiot proof just a better idiot will come along!"

:rollpicard:

 

[Vogz]

I can see both sides of this.

It's stupidity or inattention on one side for not shutting off the vehcle.

It's stupidity or shortsightedness on the other for not coming up with some type of warning/shutoff that kicks on in case people are distracted and forget to turn off the vehicles.

All that is required is one weight sensor similar to those on riding mowers. Weight sensor detects no driver and ding, ding, ding.

I don't want my car shutting off every time I get out of it. Especially in the winter.

 

[EmersonHart13]

My car beeps when the key is out of the car and the doors don't lock.

That is enough. I was just being an idiot that day.

 

[blakbearddelite]

Yes, my car beeps when I get out with the keys still in my pocket.

 

[Mike K]

I'll admit it...

I have left the Hybrid 'running' accidentally once. I got out of the car and it was in E mode so it wasn't making noise. A short time later the engine started and realized my mistake.

Me too. I do it all the time. The BMW has start/stop so a lot of times when I pull into a parking spot the car will shut off when it comes to a stop. So I will just put it into park, get out and lock it by touching the handle but once I lock it it will automatically shut everything down.

I don't know if it's supposed to be a feature or not but I discovered that it did that by accident so I don't really bother shutting the car off with the switch anymore.

 

[EmersonHart13]

Dude, that would be awesome.

I would totally do the same thing!

 

[Lord Tin Foilhat]

All you people and your fancy cars....my car rarely unlocks everytime I press the button I like to call it a "security feature".... Not even I can get in my own car without setting off the alarm.

 

[Rent Free]

Because cobalt? LOL

 

[RareGMFan]

I don't want my car shutting off every time I get out of it. Especially in the winter.

I was thinking the same thing. I've been using a detachable key chain since I started driving for this very purpose. Top ring has the car key, and the bottom ring has everything else (including the keyless entry fob). If I need to leave the car running, I'll detach the bottom half and lock the doors with the fob. It would suck NOT to have that option.

 

[Flyn]

Car I bought for Amy has a Viper remote start on it. I had to play with it to see if and when the key had to be in the ignition/doors would lock/etc. Luckily, the car came with the Mercury and the Viper manuals. That Viper set up is complex. Multi button pushes to do all kinds of things. Starter/Defrost/multiple starts/timed cycles/butt wipe?