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Then I guess my last thought would be "Gee, it was pretty dumb to drive through Death Valley with no spares, supplies, or an emergency beacon."

• streblo 7y ago
  So when people inevitably do it, they should just die?
  • mirimir 7y ago
    It's a tough question. Nobody "should" die. But maybe improving cellular coverage in Death Valley would actually increase fatalities. Because it'd feel safer. Or at least, it'd probably increase rescue costs. And there are arguably better uses for resources than trying to make Death Valley a safe vacation venue.
  • hnaccy 7y ago
    Yes.
  • ethbro 7y ago
    I'm not in favor of making the world perfectly safe for idiots. There's a line. You step over the line, you're responsible for yourself. Driving to inhospitable and/or remote wilderness areas without preparation is over that line. Plus, a sat beacon is $120. So people don't really have an excuse.
  • inflatableDodo 7y ago
    They are very likely to and can hardly claim to have been uninformed of the risk. It isn't called 'Life Valley'. edit - doesn't mean putting up some radio cover is a bad idea, however I suspect it is not some panacea against badly planned road adventures. If you are capable of venturing forth into Death Valley without much preparation, you are more than capable of managing to forget a phone.
• todd3834 7y ago
  If you know there is no cell reception and you do it anyways you might have a point but I thought we were just talking about reasons why cell service could be a good thing. Wanting cell reception doesn’t really make someone dumb.