A word of caution: His keyless car killed him while he slept. New legislation could save others

[MineralMan]

64. I recently ended up renting a Ford Flex that had

that kind of key fob. It was the first car I've ever driving that was so equipped. I figured it out pretty quickly, but wondered about why I would need such a thing. The fob had a remote start button on it, too. Now, that might be useful here in Minnesota to warm the car up without going outside to start it, like I do with my own car, but...

I carry my keys in my front pocket, and am always grateful to have an old-fashioned car key. When I rent cars, they always have a fob with buttons on it. The panic button is one I dislike a great deal, since I seem to accidentally push it while reaching into my jeans to get the key. I've also accidentally opened the rear hatch a few times or unwittingly locked the car when I didn't intend to.

My wife and I are about to buy another new car. I hope I can get one with a basic trim level that doesn't include such a feature. I doubt that will happen, though. Oh, well.