From: Ida Heath (spike@defuniak.com)
Date: Fri Jul 09 2004 - 15:06:21 PDT
I think I saw at an MV show, a cut-off switch that goes in-line on the
battery cable that has a hole in it where one can place a padlock. Maybe
thats a thought. It would only require the operator to reach under the seat,
unlock it, then flip it for power.
Sonny
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From: GOTaM35 <GOTaM35@joetrapp.com>
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 12:38 PM
Subject: [MV] Did you leave the keys in it?
> I haven't read all of today's post yet, but I had a thought a moment ago
> while reading about David's experience with the bone head.
>
> I have always heard that if you leave the keys in a vehicle here (SC) you
> can get a ticket. That might be a urban legend. Regardless, since most
of
> our MV's don't have a keyed switch, could having these vehicles be a
problem
> with the law or even with our insurance companies one day. You legal
minds
> out give us some opinions.
>
> Having said this, one of the first things I did with my M35 was install a
> keyed switch that will keep it from being started. Sure a thief could hot
> wire it easy enough, but if some dummy at a show does that I think I could
> have him locked up.
>
> Do we need to keep an eye out for hand lockable devises for our MV's and
> share such finds with each other?
>
> Joe "paranoid" Trapp
>
>
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