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Huh - how about a CO detector on the air intake of the engine that shuts it off if the concentration is too high.
by 13of40 8y ago
Huh - how about a CO detector on the air intake of the engine that shuts it off if the concentration is too high.
- hedora 8y agoIt is a little tricky to get right. For instance, it shouldn’t trip if the car is in motion. Even harder to get right (and very likely to increase the current, extremely low accidental CO death toll), it definitely shouldn’t trip if the car is stuck in stop-and-go traffic in a tunnel full of idling cars.
- ars 8y agoI agree that halting the car could be very dangerous. But an alarm might be worthwhile. And if the car has not moved in say, 15 minutes, then shut it off (but allow it to be restarted - no lockout).
- Cthulhu_ 8y agoI think we're talking higher numbers than is possible in a tunnel. If there was as much CO in the air there that it would trip CO detectors, it wouldn't be safe for people to use.
- dralley 8y agoEver seen a video of people having to drive through a wildfire to escape?
- rpeden 8y agoThis video from the FortMcMurray fire is one of my favorite examples: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieTQvIdG-Vo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieTQvIdG-Vo The craziness starts about 30 seconds in.
- SketchySeaBeast 8y agoI will never cease to be amazed how relatively orderly that evacuation was. Only two people died in that evacuation and that was due to a car crash. I think it's great evidence that, when the going gets really tough, people band together and try to do the right thing.
- megaman22 8y agoI would definitely prefer not to have additional sensors that can fail and be costly to repair for marginal benefits.
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