THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND IN PARK. MY 18 MONTH OLD HIT THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT LEVER WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. THE CAR WAS ON AN INCLINE AND ROLLED OUT INTO 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS NOT ON NOR DID SHE PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE LEVER MOVED FROM OUT OF PARK AND INTO REVERSE. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. I CHASED THE CAR DOWN THE INCLINE INTO TRAFFIC AND WE WERE ONLY HIT BY ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT IS MOM'S WITH LITTLE CHILDREN THAT DRIVE MINI-VANS. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED, MY VAN HAS A DEFECT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!*JB