Thread: Why must car start in P or N and not D.
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Old 11-12-2010, 02:02 PM   #30 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by wikityler View Post
Why are cars designed so they can't start in drive?
This was a result of the early 1980s Audi 5000 unintended acceleration debacle. It forces drivers to properly find the brake pedal before driving.

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