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28 Americans Killed by Unplugged Pushbutton Cars

Since 2006, 28 residents of the United States have died because they did not shut down the engine on push-button ignition systems.

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More 45 people seriously injured because of the cars that they accidentally left in their garages with a running engine, writes The New York Times.

One of the victims of this oversight was Fred Schaub. A man parked Toyota RAV4 in the garage of his house, and then went into the next room with a wireless key fob in his hands, believing that he had muffled the car. Through 29 hours he was found dead in the bedroom of his house. He died because of carbon monoxide, which a working car let into the house.

«После 75 лет вождения мой отец подумал, что, если он возьмет ключ с собой, покидая машину, то автомобиль будет заглушен», — рассказал сын Шауба Даг.

In addition to the deaths, many Americans who have not muffled their push-button cars have suffered brain damage and other injuries associated with carbon monoxide.

As of the 2018 year, more than half of all cars sold in the US (which is about 17 million cars per year) are equipped with a button ignition system. A similar technology appeared in the early 2000-ies.

Вместо физического ключа у водителей есть брелок, который передает радиосигнал, и пока он находится в машине, автомобиль можно запустить простым нажатием кнопки. Но избавившись от необходимости поворачивать и вынимать ключ, чтобы отключить мотор, водители — особенно пожилые — часто забывают отключить мотор, и ситуацию усугубляет то, что современные двигатели работают очень тихо, и их звук можно просто не услышать.

In 2011, the American Society of Automotive Engineers called on automakers to build a warning system for a non-engine in their cars. Later, the National Road Safety Service made a similar request. Both initiatives were ignored by large automakers.

In 2015, in the United States, a class action was filed against automakers with a demand to supply cars with a system that would automatically disconnect the push-button car engines in case the wireless key fob is located far from the car, but in 2016, the claim was rejected.

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