Two other advantages of the foot pedal starter.
1) As the ultimate anti-theft device, just unscrew the footpedal and put it in your pocket when you leave the truck. You can even leave the keys in to really drive the would-be thieves crazy
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2) When diagnosing starting problems, you can turn on the key and then use a long screw driver or tire iron to crank the starter from under the hood.
On the subject of SUV owning morons (is that an oxymoron?), why do so many people think "4 wheel drive" means "I can't slide on ice"? Last winter after an ice storm, I was carefully driving into work at a maximum speed of about 20 mph. Several 4 wheel drive SUVs came shooting by me at 50 mph. I almost sped up myself just to see what would happen to them if they had to come to a quick stop :p .
