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>There's claims that switching the engine off while in motion is dangerous, but that's a wholly unproven and rather stupid claim. The problem, if there is one,
by brisance 16y ago
>There's claims that switching the engine off while in motion is dangerous, but that's a wholly unproven and rather stupid claim. The problem, if there is one, is that people would panic and over-steer because of the resistance of the wheel, which would be deadly at 70mph. However, that's still driver error.
It is stupid and dangerous. You forgot about the steering lock.
- electromagnetic 16y agoNo, you're a fucking retard if you pull your key out triggering the steering lock. Electrical and mechanical steering locks only activate after the key has been removed, or in the case of electrical locks after about 10-15 minutes. However you can keep all instrumentation running without having the engine running, so the electrical lock wouldn't kick in until 10-15 minutes after turning that off. Why do they do this? Oh, because it's still possible to tow or push-start a vehicle and the point at which you cannot start your engine is long before you cannot power your instrumentation and thus deactivate your steering lock.
- SoftwareMaven 16y agoYou can't get the key out of the ignition until the vehicle is in park. You can't get the vehicle in park until it stops. Steering lock is not a problem.
- _djo_ 16y agoSteering locks only engage when the key is removed from the ignition, not when the engine is merely turned off.