• Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com
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    2 months ago
    1. It’s about hitting electric cars, self driving or otherwise.

    2. Cars can still move with punctured tires, at least far enough that a would-be robber or carjacker could get dragged a good distance.

    3. You smash the window and open the door. Now the panicked driver is speeding away, leaving you high and dry or dragging you along.

    Being able to completely immobilize a vehicle while keeping it intact is a criminal’s wet dream. It’s incumbent on car manufacturers to consider that while implementing safety features.

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        2 months ago

        Sure, but it’s on the list.

        If it saves even one human life it’s worth switching to an alarm instead of immobilization, even if that means hundreds of breakaway cables get snapped by morons driving away from chargers.

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              2 months ago

              Gas pumps are something you’re doing “right now”, so you ought to remember. Vs a charging cable s something you plugged in last night and left that way. Much easier to forget.

              You’re very unlikely to change drivers at a gas pump so you probably won’t forget. Vs a charging cable is something your spouse may or may not have plugged in last night, and they’re not necessarily there to remember.

              It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a gas pump with trigger lock. You have to be actively involved with pumping gas, holding it the whole time, so unlikely to forget