{"id":5937,"date":"2014-06-18T16:53:04","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T20:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/?p=5937"},"modified":"2014-06-19T13:31:59","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T17:31:59","slug":"could-push-button-ignition-become-standard-on-automobiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/?p=5937","title":{"rendered":"Could Push Button Ignition Become Standard On Automobiles?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/start-button.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/start-button.png\" style=\"margin: 7px 0px 0px 10px; float: right\" alt=\"\" title=\"start-button\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/start-button.png 278w, https:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/start-button-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/?p=5868\">GM&#8217;s ignition switch problems<\/a> have raised the question of whether push button ignition systems may be safer to use in automobiles than the standard keyed ignition.  Key-less ignition systems have been used in luxury cars since the 1990&#8217;s, and most of today&#8217;s automobile manufacturers offer them as an option in approximately 72%  of their vehicles sold today.<!--more-->    <\/p>\n<p>While key-less start systems may require people to change long-time driving habits, the benefits of these systems can be numerous:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>They are convenient.  Drivers do not have to fumble around for keys and many systems automatically lock and unlock doors for you.<\/li>\n<li>Ignitions can&#8217;t accidentally switch off when bumped or jolted.<\/li>\n<li>Vehicles become harder to steal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But, data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaint database, shows a growing number of key-less related mishaps, with complaints that included keys getting caught in the ignition, vehicles starting by themselves and vehicles stalling while they are moving.  Other problems include: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More expensive to install, repair, and replace lost or stolen FOB&#8217;s.<\/li>\n<li>There are more parts in the system that can fail.<\/li>\n<li>Some drivers may be confused by the new technology and in an emergency situation may not be able to deactivate the vehicle quickly.<\/li>\n<li>It is easier to forget to turn your engine off, which can be dangerous if you park indoors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) are supporting a proposal by the NHTSA to standardized operating procedures to create a consistent user experience.   Because key-less technology is a relatively new technology, they are encouraging the NHTSA to conduct human factor research into improving the understanding of safety issues related with key less ignitions.  A ruling on the standardization of key less ignitions is expected in 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GM&#8217;s ignition switch problems have raised the question of whether push button ignition systems may be safer to use in automobiles than the standard keyed ignition. Key-less ignition systems have been used in luxury cars since the 1990&#8217;s, and most of today&#8217;s automobile manufacturers offer them as an option in approximately 72% of their vehicles&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/?p=5937\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,10,15,77],"tags":[437,600,1621,728,1444,1646,908,608,1161,661],"class_list":["post-5937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miscellaneous","category-california-lemon-law","category-general-motors","category-nhtsa","tag-buick-problems","tag-chevrolet-problems","tag-general-motors","tag-gmc-problems","tag-ignition-switch-defect","tag-lemon-alert","tag-nhtsa-investigation","tag-pontiac-problem","tag-repeated-automobile-problems","tag-saturn-problems"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5937"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5947,"href":"https:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5937\/revisions\/5947"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calemonlaw.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}