• MashedPotatoJeff@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    If I had my way, regulations would require a physical connection for all door handles, and not just that a secondary physical release be available. I donā€™t know how you would go about finding injuries associated with each design as a layperson, but I bet thereā€™s a death or two associated with each novel design.

    An old man roasted in his Cadillac XLR because the battery was dead and he didnā€™t know where the secondary release was. I think itā€™s under the seat on that car. I donā€™t care how cool that electronic door release was, or if the old man was negligent in not knowing his exits; it wasnā€™t worth his life.

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      10 months ago

      And letā€™s not forget that there are people who have flexibility issues that canā€™t reach under their seat in an emergency.

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      This is why I liked driving the newer Army vehicles or well cared for Humvees. Everything was labeled. Anything important to not hit accidentally had a safety cover. And anything not obvious like an out of sight fire extinguisher has a high visibility sign pointing to it from your normal field of view.

      Fuck fashion, give me cars that are comfortable and safe.