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I read on another forum that there isn't even a manual release somewhere. I understand for security it's nice not to but maybe hide one _somewhere_ so at least
by spike021 4y ago
I read on another forum that there isn't even a manual release somewhere. I understand for security it's nice not to but maybe hide one _somewhere_ so at least you have some backup option in an emergency?
- defrost 4y agoThat'd be nice .. or just bypass the entire added layer of relay controls and go back to a manual latch. The article scenarios raise some of the real life issues: * What if your battery dies, and you have your small emergency charger in the glovebox? * What if you’re waiting in a turned-off car while your friend or parent or lover pops inside the liquor store, and you need to get, say, your hyper-important pills out of the glove box? * What if you get pulled over by a cop, and they tell you to turn your car off, like they do, but then you have to explain to the already tense cop that you need to turn your car back on so you can open the fucking glove box door so you can get your documents? ( Depending on the cop and the circumstance, this can only make things worse. ) etc. I've spent decades on bleeding edge tech .. and I still detest this kind of ill thought through "just because we can" stupidity.
- D13Fd 4y agoThe real answer for all of those things is obvious - don’t put important stuff in the glove box. But they still show just how dumb this design is, because it doesn’t fit how people use glove boxes.
- dylan604 4y agoWow, I never thought I'd hear a more tone deaf response than "you're holding it wrong", but yet, here we are. Maybe you forgot the /s?
- D13Fd 4y agoI was trying to say that yes, the design is bad, but the problems are not exactly unsolvable either.
- kennend3 4y agoBecause on long trips, passengers NEVER use the glovebox? When I go on long trips, my passenger often reads, uses their phone and store these things in the glovebox when we are stopped. It is a convenient storage box right at their disposal so why not use it? As the other guy said, this is a classic case of "you are holding it wrong".
- b112 4y agoI gave my mom, something close to this: https://www.amazon.ca/Luxtude-Pack-Car-Safety-Hammer/dp/B087PV7LXQ/ https://www.amazon.ca/Luxtude-Pack-Car-Safety-Hammer/dp/B087... There is no way a 90lb, octataraien, is going to rip a seatbelt loose if stuck, or smash her car window by hand, if the power is out, or if underwater. Yes she can reach the glovebox and get this tool, but not if the thing won't open!
- defrost 4y agoNice little tool. I'm in an Australian rural farming district and a neighbour of mine used something similar when his 4x4 landcruiser was T-boned into a dam back when he was 90 or so (he's pushing 97 ATM). If you or your mum haven't done this already .. get her a few old seat belts and passenger windows from a wreckers to practice on. The theory is good but nothing beats a bit of muscle memory practice.
- b112 4y agoMuscle memory is good, you made me think ; maybe this should be taught as part of driver's training courses?
- defrost 4y agoIt's taught here in Australia as part of many "advanced driver training" courses which are common for many using company fleet vehicles (especially country, off road, or heavy vehicle). Skid pans, broken road hill climb, basic first aid, accident protocols (both in accident (freeing yourself or not) or as first on scene) etc.
- bombcar 4y agoFind out how to shift your car into neutral with a dead battery. For many cars, it involves popping off the cover around the shifter and holding two tabs out of the way - here's an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEui4r1AKhg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEui4r1AKhg Also works if you don't have the key, which can be useful.