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  I’m just saying that my car travels farther than me and my keys when I walked away with the keys and someone else drove off with the car
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  Two sets of keys for one car.  The car travels a lot further than either key.  
  Maybe taking the keys on a plane a few times will balance it out >
  
  My keys do plenty of business trips on planes. >
  
  What would you say are your key business travelling tips? >
  
  My wife has her set of keys I've mine.
  On average they will travel half the distance >
  
  The way I see it unless your key is in your car at all times they will travel more. Park your car at the store go inside and shop and do a bit of wondering thats your keys doing more traveling then your car is at that moment. Drive your car to a park to take a nice walk around there, car parked keys in your pocket moving right along with you. >
  
  What if your spouse drives your shared car 5000 miles per year for her commute using her set of keys? Gotta take a lotta nice park walks to offset that mileage. >
  
  Yup, and 5000 miles is way less than the average car travels in a year. >
  
  I rotate them every 4 months to allegedly wear out the batteries evenly. Each of them have travelled less than half the car. >
  
  How do keys have batteries? You turn the key, the door opens. Where does electricity even go in the key. >
  
  I think probably the majority of us now have battery powered key fobs that go everywhere the regular key goes. >
  
  Oh. I took that off and left it in a junk drawer. I don't need a fob to find my car. >
  
  My car is push button start, the fob needs to be in the car to start it. >
  
  That's cool. I just didn't know that. My car is very old. >
  
  Most new cars have the buttons ON the key. Or even all of them. No more separate remote. >
  
  What if the car is made is Japan and the key is made in China? >
  
  Whoa this was good. >
  
  Elon Musk's Roadster has if he didn't launch the keys with it. >
  
  Can't argue with that! >
  
  Uh, and what about a crappy old truck that can be started with a screwdriver, sir? Or madam. >
  
  Then I'd say you've for sure beat the system >
  
  The OP has clearly never walked away with his keys whilst valet parks his keyless entry car…only for them not to be able to return it because…they don’t have the keys. >
  
  If I walked away with my key and my car was parked then all the walking and things I do while the car is parked would have my keys doing more traveling. And then since it was parked and can't be returned my keys would then have to travel to where my car is parked accounting for more traveling. Unless you always leave your keys in your car they will always do more traveling.