All this talk about starting from engine bay reminds me something I had in mind for a long time: Is there a contact anywhere in the gearbox that one could use to tell the vehicle is in gear or not? A lot of newer cars have the switch at the clucth pedal to make sure the vehicle does not start & go when you crank the starter. The kind of unfortunate incident this could be used to prevent has happened to yours truly a few times :-( Tanks, Cetin
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