Jeep/Chrysler's New Gearshift Appears To Be Causing Accidents (roadandtrack.com)

Posted by timothy on Tuesday February 9, 2016 @10:33AM from the what's-it-look-like? dept.

bartle writes: The new gearshift design for the Jeep Grand Cherokee appears to be causing rollaway accidents: 121 crashes and 30 injuries so far. The gear shifter is designed to look and feel similar to a traditional automatic gear shift lever but it is meant to cycle through the gears rather than move directly to a certain gear. A driver who is used to placing their vehicle in park by pressing the shifter all the way forward may instead be setting it to neutral before exiting the vehicle. The NHTSA is investigating.

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Re:So what should we do? by penguinoid · 2016-02-09 10:54 · Score: 4, Funny

Just wait til you hear my idea -- just do the shifting from a touchscreen! I'll link you the Kickstarter once I've filed the patent.

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Re:So what should we do? by HornWumpus · 2016-02-09 11:42 · Score: 4, Funny

Almost as good an idea as the Kegel shifter.

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