[s-cars] Pius... I declare - SHENANIGANS

[Taka Mizutani]

You guys are right- most people do not know how to use maximum acceleration
or braking, especially braking. These so-called accidents would be
preventable if people actually learned how to drive.

A bunch of cars have the pushbutton start now- yes, on a bunch of them, you
can turn the engine off even while moving. I don't think you can do that on
an Audi unless you put it in neutral or park, though. You can definitely do
it on a Jag, Corvette and some other cars, though. I would think that
shutting the engine off on a Jag XF or XJ would be scary- you have to wait
for the transmission selector to come back up out of the center console
before you can do anything.

Also, on a manual transmission car, if you can shut it off while driving,
it's a PITA to restart- most have clutch interlocks these days so you have
to remember to depress the clutch fully in order to restart- not necessarily
that easy to remember in an emergency situation- how often does anyone stop
and restart one's car while in motion?

BTW, that was one seriously incoherent rant. :-)

Taka