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Just checking... did you read that article? It says the car's "new car smell" caused the driver to suddenly fall asleep and kill a cyclist. Not sure if the ca

• empoman 13y ago
  It actually says that the driver claimed that it was the reason. "He told officers that the car had a strong, new-car smell that prompted him to use a baking soda car freshener in it. Jain told authorities that the smell caused him to fall asleep and there were no mechanical problems with the car..." But you're probably correct that the car was not at fault, the driver was probably just grasping for straws.