well...to keep from running over yourself, i guess you could use the 
reverse sender....but as for others...or the wall, o garage door, or the 
car parking in front....hmmmm....

.....davi

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On Thu, 5 Dec 1996, Cetin Seren wrote:

> All this talk about starting from engine bay reminds me something I
> had in mind for a long time:
> 
> Is there a contact anywhere in the gearbox that one could use to tell
> the vehicle is in gear or not?  A lot of newer cars have the switch at
> the clucth pedal to make sure the vehicle does not start & go when you
> crank the starter.
> 
> The kind of unfortunate incident this could be used to prevent has
> happened to yours truly a few times :-(
> 
> Tanks,
> Cetin
>