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PoindexterOglethorpe

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2. Left the engine running at a gas pump.

Reply to SarahD (Original post)

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.

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Three year old driver kills two year old child. [View all] 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