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Three year old driver kills two year old child. (Original Post) SarahD Mar 2024 OP
There are some things you NEVER do. 3catwoman3 Mar 2024 #1
Left the engine running at a gas pump. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2024 #2
Shut it off. SarahD Mar 2024 #3
Yes, turn it off. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2024 #4

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,544 posts)
2. Left the engine running at a gas pump.
Fri Mar 22, 2024, 07:14 PM
Mar 2024

Plus, I'll bet they didn't engage the emergency brake. Owners of automatics try to convince me that putting it in Park is good enough. No, it's not. I can think of more than one time a car in Park slipped away and people inside were killed.

This is among the reasons I drive a stick.

 

SarahD

(1,732 posts)
3. Shut it off.
Fri Mar 22, 2024, 07:18 PM
Mar 2024

Every gas station I've seen has a sign informing the customer that the engine must be turned off at the gas pump.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(26,544 posts)
4. Yes, turn it off.
Tue Apr 9, 2024, 10:33 PM
Apr 2024

Also, if you don't leave the car running keeps a car thief from hopping in and taking the car.

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