Around cattle we have what's known as a "hot shot". It's basically a high voltage stun gun on a stick that you use to get a bovines attention. It would have a perfect use in this situation. Since it is electrically actuated, the "hot shot" could be actuated by the circuit that turns on the dash light. By placing this in the seat, it is guaranteed that if actuated, the driver would stop the vehicle, and rapidly vacate it.

Of course, I saw my low coolant light come on, pulled over and it was already too late, I blew the headgasket. But, had I kept going I would have been in the same longblock situation.

Anouther idea is a keypad in which you would enter answers to an IQ test. Tough questions like, "who is the president of the US?" or "what day comes after Monday". If the IQ test is failed the car doesn't start. This will prevent such incidents. Doesn't this sound like the way we could keep the owners from having to take personal responsibility?

These are things that happen when people start relying on the government to take care of them instead of relying on themselves.

Sorry for the political addition,
Larry