Starting and stopping device for internal combustion engine

A lawnmower comprising:

• a deck;
• a plurality of wheels supporting said deck;
• an internal combustion engine mounted to said deck, said engine including a flywheel rotatable to start said engine, and an output shaft extending through said deck and rotatable in response to rotation of said flywheel;
• a cutting blade disposed below said deck and mounted to said output shaft for rotation therewith to cut grass;
• a handle assembly for facilitating moving said lawnmower, said handle assembly interconnected with and extending away from said deck and including a portion that is remote from said engine;
• an engine starting device mounted to said engine and including at least one elastic member, said elastic member being loaded in response to rotation of said flywheel, said engine starting in response to said elastic member unloading;
• and
• first and second manual actuators actuable to enable unloading of said elastic member, at least one of said manual actuators being positioned on said remote portion of said handle assembly.