I agree with you mostly, except that I would hope whomever has such a device in their van has a magnet attached to all their van keys :D Sudhir On 4/24/07, Geza Polony <gezapolony@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > One problem I could see with all devices like this is the inevitable > situation where someone else has to drive the vehicle, unexpectedly, and > he/she doesn't the right device to do it. > > It's snowing out. Your wife needs to move the car from in front of the > garage where it's blocking her car in. She doesn't carry a lot of magnets > around with her, and you're trying to explain on your cell phone why in > freezing weather she needs to wave a magnet right in front of a point midway > between the dome light and the a-pillar...she is not pleased... > > Even worse, from this standpoint, is the device that cuts the ignition after > two minutes of driving. Good in theory, but imagine the liability risk when > the unprepared driver gets on the freeway immediately only to have the > engine cut out in the middle lane. > > I think one thing that would help is a GPS device, hidden in the car, that > would tell you where it is at all times. > |
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