Automobiles come with so many bells and whistles these days. Why can’t they come with something that detects dangerous carbon monoxide then shuts the car off?
If they did that, cars in LA would cut off going down the freeway.
I read many years ago a story about a man who returned home(His garage was directly underneath his bedroom) he forgot to turn off the car, went to sleep and died..they found out it was due to carbon monoxide poisoning from the car. I know on the newer model Mercedez(My Mom has the E class from 2013) whenever she leaves the car you see a red light appear on the dashboard that says “Dont forget your keys”
“Why can’t they come with something that detects dangerous carbon monoxide then shuts the car off?”
That’s a REALLY great idea. One I wouldn’t mind paying for either. Of course folks will need to get more creative on committing suicide.
A similar incident to this happened several years ago in our area. Four boys, just 16, got together at a friend’s townhouse for a birthday party. Just soda and snacks and movies type thing. But the driver had an old car and the battery was bad and it wouldn’t always start.
So, they parked in the garage and left it running so they wouldn’t have to worry about starting it again. Sounds pretty smart for a 16-year old. Except for parking it in the garage.
All of them died. No booze, no drugs, just kids not thinking.