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Originally posted by JackOlsen
I think the biggest danger comes from swerving to avoid the thing. You'd pretty much need to be leaking fuel in order to ignite it.
That said, it's easy to start a brush fire with a cigarette butt -- which can burn houses, and also the Porsches inside them. 
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Yes, many East Coast types have no concept of forest fires, thus the habit of throwing cigs. out the window when lit. I lived in Prescott, AZ for several years which, in the summer months, was like living in a tinderbox.
JA