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In matters of real-world safety, hard rules like "never attach it there" are MUCH better heuristics than "don't attach it there in the wrong situation."
by ekanes 16y ago
In matters of real-world safety, hard rules like "never attach it there" are MUCH better heuristics than "don't attach it there in the wrong situation."
- hugh3 16y agoIf you're interested in setting rules for other people to follow so you don't get sued, then yes. If you're interested in taking care of yourself and those around you, you can usually exercise some common sense.
- mechanical_fish 16y agoAh, common sense. The silent killer. ;) For example: don't leave it there if you have a front seat passenger Even if you try really hard to mount the iPad such that it is precisely centered on the passenger-seat air bag -- which you probably won't do; that's awfully far away from the driver -- how sure are you that an air bag deployment won't launch the thing toward the driver? Or cause a ricochet?
- hugh3 16y agoNot all that sure. However I do know that it's pretty low on the list of things that are likely to kill me in the event of a car crash. If I want to optimize for the minimization of my small yet non-negligible chance of dying in a car crash I'd gain a much larger effect by trading in my current car for a Volvo rather than removing my dash-mounted iPad. I'd get an even better effect by improving my driving habits; not listening to music while driving, never ever exceeding the speed limit and only driving when absolutely necessary. But sometimes we trade off safety for convenience.