FFR roadster and GTM accident at Carlisle

[tirod]

From what I heard from people there,

- which means this report is second hand and the OP isn't an eyewitness.

As for the need for a safety switch - it would seem somebody would know to be in the vehicle to control it. What can be taken from this is that so many cars do have interlocks that one could all too casually start up a car from a position of no control at all.

That failure to be in control by assuming the vehicle would remain stationary is the fault of that operator. It's dangerous to falsely assume a switch or interlock will prevent a problem, and depending on one is even worse.

Would anyone recommend handling a firearm in the same manner? No. It would be doing the wrong thing at the wrong time, and a negligent discharge doesn't excuse the handler because "they thought the safety was on."

I learned how to start a car safely precisely because there were no switches or interlocks on them. And the firearms I handled were treated as if you could never trust the safety in any way.

So far, so good.