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> "Crash Detection is on by default." [iPhone use guide] You're kidding? After 20 seconds? Ridiculous. Most people would be getting out of the car to inspect d

> "Crash Detection is on by default." [iPhone use guide] You're kidding? After 20 seconds? Ridiculous. Most people would be getting out of the car to inspect damage and any injuries, not attending to their iPhone's urgent needs. And if you do need to make a call, the emergency services would appreciate more information that what a recorded message blurts out. So most would call a second time after the initial time-waster bot call. I'm amazed this is allowed.

MBCook 4y ago
When the phone is counting down the last 10s, it’s playing a loud alarm tone. No one is going to be surprised it’s up to something, it’s actively drawing attention. Also the fact it calls is incredibly useful if the driver can’t. They could be pinned, unconscious, or something else. But the phone has no way of knowing that. So either it calls and tries to help people (what they do), or the phone could do nothing leaving those who couldn’t call themselves helpless.
- exodust 4y ago
  If you're busy clearing debris from the road and talking to other drivers about your fender bender, your phone is likely back in the car out of ear shot. I'm not sure why you think questioning the default-on status of this feature is somehow an opposition to its potential usefulness in the extremely rare times you're unconscious or pinned AND nobody else is around to call. I mean, this article is about the phone calling emergency services from roller-coaster rides, which says it all. It should default to OFF. You have purchased an i Phone not an i Emergency Beacon.
  - KerrAvon 4y ago
    I’m up there with the most libertarian people on phone alert annoyances and I think this is a non-issue. If you’re able to get out of the car, you’re taking the phone with you. You need to take pictures for insurance purposes — and of the other driver’s license (if there are others involved). If there are other people involved, you may need to call emergency services for them. If you’re too dazed to remember the phone, it probably _should_ notify emergency services.
    - exodust 4y ago
      Phone alert annoyances? In your view, how many false, unnecessary auto-calls from iOS to emergency are acceptable per year nationally, 50? 1000? 10000? It's common to exit your car instinctively after an accident, then go back for phone. Many people keep their phones in their bag while driving. After the initial call-triggering event, the hazard may not be over. You may need to move your car off the road, or any number of other safety-related post-accident actions. There are more important things to take care of in the 20 seconds following an accident than tending to your phone apps. What next? "child coughing detected, please take your medicine in 10,9,8...".
      - phate 4y ago
        That last line reminds me of the old "Drink Verification Can" copypasta: https://imgur.com/dgGvgKF https://imgur.com/dgGvgKF

MBCook 4y ago

When the phone is counting down the last 10s, it’s playing a loud alarm tone. No one is going to be surprised it’s up to something, it’s actively drawing attention. Also the fact it calls is incredibly useful if the driver can’t. They could be pinned, unconscious, or something else. But the phone has no way of knowing that. So either it calls and tries to help people (what they do), or the phone could do nothing leaving those who couldn’t call themselves helpless.

exodust 4y ago
If you're busy clearing debris from the road and talking to other drivers about your fender bender, your phone is likely back in the car out of ear shot. I'm not sure why you think questioning the default-on status of this feature is somehow an opposition to its potential usefulness in the extremely rare times you're unconscious or pinned AND nobody else is around to call. I mean, this article is about the phone calling emergency services from roller-coaster rides, which says it all. It should default to OFF. You have purchased an i Phone not an i Emergency Beacon.
- KerrAvon 4y ago
  I’m up there with the most libertarian people on phone alert annoyances and I think this is a non-issue. If you’re able to get out of the car, you’re taking the phone with you. You need to take pictures for insurance purposes — and of the other driver’s license (if there are others involved). If there are other people involved, you may need to call emergency services for them. If you’re too dazed to remember the phone, it probably _should_ notify emergency services.
  - exodust 4y ago
    Phone alert annoyances? In your view, how many false, unnecessary auto-calls from iOS to emergency are acceptable per year nationally, 50? 1000? 10000? It's common to exit your car instinctively after an accident, then go back for phone. Many people keep their phones in their bag while driving. After the initial call-triggering event, the hazard may not be over. You may need to move your car off the road, or any number of other safety-related post-accident actions. There are more important things to take care of in the 20 seconds following an accident than tending to your phone apps. What next? "child coughing detected, please take your medicine in 10,9,8...".
    - phate 4y ago
      That last line reminds me of the old "Drink Verification Can" copypasta: https://imgur.com/dgGvgKF https://imgur.com/dgGvgKF