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Irony is when firefox 18.0.2 won't let me connect to the site due to an invalid certificate - apparently it belongs to tbpl.mozilla.org and displaying the usual "I understand the risks" button would be putting too much responsibility in my tiny hands.
or thrown it out of gear, or even used the handbrake to slow it a bit. Seems a bit ridiculous that nobody in the emergency services thought of any of these things ... something's not right.
From wikipedia:
> The Laguna featured a 'keyless' ignition system which, instead of a key, used a credit card style device to unlock the car and start the engine.
that might eliminate the first possibility: the car could be "clever" enough to not allow cutting the ignition while it's at speed. There's also mention of a model being shipped with a "proactive transmission", on which I can find this description:
> flick-shift, six-speed, proactive transmission
I suppose flick-shift might also be routed through the computer so you don't damage the machinery by attempting to put it into low gear or into park at speed ... or into neutral, I guess.
Are vehicles really being approved without mechanical failsafes?