EPA About To Scrap The Stop-Start Ignition In Cars
For years I didn’t think there was any ridiculous eco-measure I could loathe more than low-flow toilets and showers.
Then I encountered the stop-start car engine.
I hate it. You hate it. Everyone hates it.
I hate that I have to remember to kill the feature every damn time I start my car. I hate that on hot days, not only does my engine quit, but so does the AC.
Unless, of course, I remember to disable the ugly “a” button.
This useless feature was first introduced in 2009. By 2020, more than half of all new cars had stop-start engines. If you have a car that’s less than 10 years old chance are you’re stuck with this annoying - heck, dangerous - feature. You know how it works, every time the car stops, the engine cuts off. The engine ignites when you take your foot off the brake or mash the accelerator.
It’s a green new deal, virtue-signaling, pain in the derriere. It barely saves gas, increases wear and tear on your engine and it’s unsafe.
For instance, last Friday I was trying to make a left turn on Route 17 on the Peninsula. Traffic was heavy. I finally saw a break in the flow, stepped on the gas, but the stop-start feature caused my car to do a sluggish start, chugging me into the path of a speeding car.
Another close call due to this vile feature, dreamed up by some nerd without a drivers license.
In a normal car, one that doesn’t go to sleep with pressure on the brake, I would have made that turn with time to spare.
Zeldin shouldn’t stop there. He should require auto makers to permanently disable this feature upon requests from owners.
Those who want their engines to quit at red lights - and who want to cook in the summer heat without air conditioning - should have to pay for a little extra for that option.
It’s just a line of computer code. Get it out of our cars!
As one commenter said yesterday, “If Trump gets this done he belongs Mt. Rushmore”
I agree.
