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Had to look up "yuppie button" to figure out what they were on about. Sounds like a fun fellow. Lights up all of the lights on the back of the car for funsies.
by rconti 1y ago
Had to look up "yuppie button" to figure out what they were on about.
Sounds like a fun fellow. Lights up all of the lights on the back of the car for funsies. Oh they're all DOT-approved, so it's probably a good idea. Definitely a safety feature. Their manifesto makes them totally believe that everyone else on the road is the problem.
https://techno-fandom.org/~hobbit/cars/yb/ https://techno-fandom.org/~hobbit/cars/yb/
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- imp0cat 1y ago[...] pulling this wouldn't let handsfree Bluetooth phone stuff work either, but I've never had much need for that [...] Sounds like a fun fellow indeed.
- codingminds 1y agoWhy? I also don't have any need for that, because I never answer or even use my phone while driving.
- imp0cat 1y agoWell I guess it depends. While I appreciate your purist take on driving and aspire to be such a disciplined driver one day, there is still a myriad of reasons why one could want to have a functional mic. I find even the single line: "Hey, I'm driving, call you back later." much better than just ignoring incoming calls. Also the ecall thing might come in very handy if an accident happens, but that is a very big IF.
- shepherdjerred 1y agoThe techno fandom page is actually quite measured and reasonable. It's not a crazy idea to prevent dangerous behavior of those behind you.
- 01HNNWZ0MV43FF 1y agoIf someone is tailgating me I just slow down gradually until they get mad and pass
- f4c39012 1y agoTo a degree this is sensible, if someone is tailgating you and you need to perform an emergency stop there's more likely to be a collision, so you need to increase the space in front of you for more gradual braking.
- 71bw 1y ago[flagged]
- cobbzilla 1y agoIf you’re in the right lane, great. If the natural flow of traffic is 15 miles over the limit, any car in the far left lane driving significantly slower than other vehicles invites needless risk. Absolute, inflexible rules frequently lead to disaster. Cars that have to pass on the right creates many disasters.
- 71bw 1y agoI am because I am not obtuse and can understand that my style of driving allows for risks. Only use the left lane for overtaking trucks.
- cobbzilla 1y agoThat is wonderful. May I thank you in advance for sharing this wisdom with your fellow never-over-the-speed-limit drivers? Empirically, I observe many who may not have heard it.
- wickedsight 1y agoSame. I start driving at a speed that is safe for the distance they're keeping (in stead of what should be the other way around). That is usually quite effective.
- dansmith1919 1y ago“immediate communication is needed to make any impression on our cellphone-addicted, TV-culture populace with zero attention span nowadays” Dude sounds insufferable tbh
- thePhytochemist 1y agoI found the "wave damping" link inside that article a very interesting description of why not only some traffic jams happen but how we can actually drive to prevent or fix them. Thanks for posting. This is the wave damping articl http://amasci.com/amateur/traffic/traffic1.html http://amasci.com/amateur/traffic/traffic1.html
- kube-system 1y agoIt's not a terrible idea, but not a great one either. The lights on the back of a vehicle don't simply serve as attention getting lights. They also exist as signals. Lighting all of them up might get attention, but at best it conveys no information, and at worst, it may confuse observers or obfuscate the signals that those lights are supposed to be conveying.