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If we are worried about emergency broadcasts, perhaps we should focus on portable solar/crank driven radios, instead of relying on one being bolted to your car,
by jalk 2y ago
If we are worried about emergency broadcasts, perhaps we should focus on portable solar/crank driven radios, instead of relying on one being bolted to your car, which in new cars also requires the entire car entertainment system to be working. And I'm not sure I'd risk going to my car, when the zombies are outside my front door.
- trinix912 2y agoWhen the power goes out, the car radio is the radio that works for most people. If we're talking emergency broadcasting, car AM radio is one of the more battle tested failsafe options.
- zamadatix 2y agoBecause the car has been the only place a radio might be located for the last few decades not because it was a great option in and of itself. Wanting to mandate emergency radios be made available to every person is a matter in and of itself. Even implementing distribution as part of getting a new car is a separate topic. Requiring it be built in to the structure of the car is neither a good option for safety or a good option for efficiency. The only reason we're even discussing it is it was the last place to use it normally.
- l72 2y agoConsider a hurricane evacuation where you need to have a way to provide real time information for people in their vehicles trying to leave the area. Cell service is down. You can't provide emergency workers to direct traffic. This is exactly why we should still have AM radio in cars, and why you still see signs on the highway about tuning into X AM station for emergency updates.