European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 12, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday september 12, 1994 automotive the stars and stripes Page 9 traditionalists might grumble but they will have to adjust general motors corp. Has started phasing out its two key system which requires one key for the ignition and another to open a cards doors. It was probably inevitable. Single keys have been the Standard for years for most imports. Ford vehicles use the same key for door locks and ignition with some requiring a second key Only for the trunk. Chrysler has phased out two key systems. Single keys Arentt totally new to pm. Its Saturn Small cars started out with them in 1991, and the Geo cars it builds with japanese partners have single key systems. But now the company is bringing out full sized 1995 Chevrolet and Gumc pickups and a series sport Utility vehicles that can be unlocked and started with the same key. A in Gmys defense there is a certain safety in a two key system a a said Tom Dukes an analyst with . Power and associates an automotive marketing research company in Agoura Hills Calif. A you can to get into the car and Start the car with one  Security concerns can be answered by electronic technology said pm spokesman Ralph Kramer. Pm already uses a Locking system on some cars that reads information from a computer Chip embedded in keys. The system has been effective at foiling car thieves a without the Chip the car wont Start. A some Way to utilize that kind of technology is going to remain a Kramer said. It pm has made ignition locks and door locks in different factories so separate keys made sense in another Way As Well. But for competitive and Cost reasons a single key is the ticket. Besides a it Means you done to have to curse when its raining and you go to unlock the door and you be got the wrong key a Dukes said. Foreign automakers who want multipurpose vehicles to pay a lower Tariff rate assigned to imported cars instead of the higher rate for trucks have scored a Victory in Federal court. The Case decided last week involved Only the two door Nissan Pathfinder but could have implications in settling the Long standing controversy Over whether imported minivans and sport Utility vehicles should be considered cars or trucks. Imported passenger vehicles pay a 2.5 percent Tariff at the Border while vehicles designed to transport cargo or other goods pay 25 percent. The . Court of appeals for the Federal circuit upheld a May 1993 decision by judge Jane a. Restani of the court of International Trade in which she declared that the Pathfinder a virtually shouts to the consumer a i am a car not a truck a a a Small new malaysian car called the Deer appeared on the streets last month after a formal launch by rime minister Mah Athir Mohamad. The 660cc car is being manufactured in collaboration with Kaihatsu and is modelled on the five seater Kaihatsu Mira made in Japan. The Vancil or a a Deere in the malaysian language is the second domestically produced car. The Proton made in collaboration with Mitsubishi motor corp. Of Japan was launched in 1984 and is now the most popular car in Malaysia. Resembling the Mitsubishi Lancer the Proton costs about 45,000 ringgit $17,650. The Standard four Speed Vancil Model costs 24,000 ringgit $9,400. A from the associated Tress steering toward safety Agency maps out 3-phase process for Drivers licenses Washington a teen agers would face a three stage process to become full fledged Drivers under a proposal by the National Highway traffic safety administration. The phased in licenses would require at least 18 months without any accidents or convictions before a Young person could have full driving privileges. Based on Miles driven teens Are involved in four times As Many accidents As adults Nitsa administrator Ricardo Martinez said thursday. A traffic crashes Are the number 1 killer of teen agers a he noted. The Agency included the proposal for graduated licensing in a report to con Gress Quot. / a a a a a a a. That report also urges that Driver education programs be expanded and made a part of the licensing process and Calls for research on ways to involve parents and other adults in the education of Novice Drivers. Licensing Drivers is a function of state governments. While a learners permit is a common requirement before a full License is granted Only 11 states have some form of graduated licensing the Agency. Said. ,. A a a a. Such a system can provide the motivation to avoid driving problems while the Novice Driver improves skills on the Road the Agency said. A the problem appears to be. A function of the developmental characteristics of youth and their propensity to take risks their belief that they Are invincible and their susceptibility to peer pics sure a the Agency reported. Under the proposal a Young person would first get a learners permit which would allow driving Only when accompanied by a licensed Driver aged 21 or older. When a learner was driving All be hide occupants would be required to Wear safety belts. The learner would have to be crash and Convis Ettori free for six months before moving on to the next stage. The permit would be cancelled in the event of any alcohol related offence followed by a six month wait to reapply. Next would come the intermediate or provisional License. No late night driving would be allowed except with an adult. Provisional Drivers would have to be conviction and crash free for a year before moving to the next step. Safety belts would be required for All passengers in a car with a provisional Driver and such Drivers would have a Zero alcohol limit. A full License would be the third stage for people who successfully completed the first two. Piggyback car and now for the motor Home that has everything How about its own car the new four bed re called the Cio liner has All of life a Little comforts including floor heating along with a min garage and ramp for its French made minibar. The Cio liner displayed recently at an exhibition in Disseldorf Germany can be had for the not so mini Price of $272,700. Stronger rear door latches backed Washington a the government proposed stronger door latches for minivans sport Utility vehicles and station wagons to help prevent rear door ejections doors of hatchbacks station wagons sport Utility vehicles and vans which now have no Standard. A the popularity of vans and other vehicles with Back doors As family transport about 150 deaths a year Are attributed tation Means that More people especially to passengers being ejected through the rear doors of vehicles the National Highway traffic safety administration said. Ricardo Martinez sworn in As Agency administrator last week said 95 percent of those killed weren to wearing Seal b its the Best Way to prevent ejections. But the Agency proposed that the same Standard already in place for Side dour latches and hinges be applied to the Back children Are Riding in the rear seats a Martinez said. A the safety requirements for Back doors should be at least As stringent As for other  some 9,000 people Are ejected from cars and killed each year most of them through windows said Barry Felrice Nitsa associate administrator. But research shows u rear door is about two to three times More Likely to open than a Side dour. A. Durh Minary data indicate about half of minivans already meet the Standard Felrice said. Information on other vehicles with rear doors Isnit available he said. But Nitsa is investigating reports that the rear Hatch of Chrysler minivans popped open during accidents that killed at least eight people. The probe involves the 1984-94 Plymouth voyager Dodge caravan and Chrysler i own amp country. Chrysler spokeswoman Terri Houtman said Accident research shows the company a minivans Are safer than any others. If the Rule becomes final the new Standard would be effective with the second following Model year