Patent ID: 8855897

Claim:
A vehicle start control apparatus that starts an engine when an engine start switch is operated while a pedal is being depressed, the vehicle start control apparatus comprising: a first switch that is turned ON in response to a depression of the pedal, and is turned OFF in response to the depression of the pedal being released; a second switch that assumes a first state being one of ON and OFF in response to the depression of the pedal, and assumes a second state being the other of ON and OFF in response to the depression of the pedal being released; and a control unit that performs a first determination to determine whether or not the first switch is ON and the second switch is in the first state; starts the engine if a positive determination is made in the first determination and if the engine start switch is operated; and after determining whether or not the pedal is depressed twice by determining whether or not the first switch changes from ON to OFF, and then to ON, or from OFF to ON, and then to OFF, and determining whether the second switch changes from ON to OFF, and then to ON, or from OFF to ON and then to OFF, after a negative determination is made in the first determination, perform a second determination to determine whether or not at least one of the first switch and the second switch used for the determination of whether the pedal is depressed twice indicates the depression of the pedal, and starts engine, if a positive determination is made in the second determination and if the engine start switch is operated.