#179513 - 08/16/09 07:13 PM
Best required vehicle survival feature?
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 02/16/08
Posts: 2463
Loc: Central California
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If you could require all passenger vehicles to have one manufacturer-installed survival feature, what would it be?
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#179516 - 08/16/09 07:37 PM
Re: Best required vehicle survival feature?
[Re: dweste]
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Veteran
Registered: 09/17/07
Posts: 1219
Loc: here
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An automatic lockout to prevent the shallow end of the gene pool people from driving through water under bridges, in blizzards or across scorching deserts. Aside from that a ELT system like aircraft have. It would end being abused though. I know OnStar is out there so it is a start.
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#179521 - 08/16/09 08:41 PM
Re: Best required vehicle survival feature?
[Re: dweste]
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Cranky Geek
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 09/08/05
Posts: 4642
Loc: Vermont
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Good tires, appropriate for the climate and terrain.
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#179526 - 08/16/09 09:34 PM
Re: Best required vehicle survival feature?
[Re: dweste]
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Enthusiast
Registered: 12/06/06
Posts: 390
Loc: CT
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Turn signals...oh, wait...nevermind.
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#179530 - 08/16/09 10:16 PM
Re: Best required vehicle survival feature?
[Re: Basecamp]
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Crazy Canuck
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 3225
Loc: Alberta, Canada
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Having witnessed many near-misses involving distracted drivers on cell phones, I want a mandatory system that detects an active cell phone call from within the vehicle and:
... immediately turns on 4-way hazard flashers
... activates voice prompt "Pull over! Pull over!" audible at both ends of conversation
... escalates audio prompt to the annoying "phone off hook" beeping after 15 seconds
... gives person at the wheel small zaps if vehicle is not in Park within 60 seconds (optional, but satisfying).
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#179533 - 08/17/09 12:03 AM
Re: Best required vehicle survival feature?
[Re: Paul810]
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Veteran
Registered: 11/01/08
Posts: 1530
Loc: DFW, Texas
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Unlimited year/milage bumper to bumper warranty, that way the vehicle will always be in good repair. Plus the owner can still afford to pay their bills.
In other words.....
Reliability
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#179535 - 08/17/09 12:19 AM
Re: Best required vehicle survival feature?
[Re: Desperado]
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 12/26/02
Posts: 2995
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Warranty doesn't equal reliability. Once had a boss who bought a brand new Hyundai, every couple weeks we would start taking bets on which of us he was going to call for a ride to work from the dealer for his bi monthly warranty repair trip.
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#179542 - 08/17/09 12:41 AM
Re: Best required vehicle survival feature?
[Re: Paul810]
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Addict
Registered: 07/18/07
Posts: 665
Loc: Northwest Florida
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Cars should come equipped with the vehicular equivalent of a PLB. Something like OnStar, but not totally reliant on cellular service (It should be something that can take advantage of both cell lines and communication satellites). [snip] I expect to see "black box" data and GPS loggers with crash activated cell/EPIRB, and perhaps video, someday in the not too distant future, followed soon thereafter with a logged data reader in every patrol car. A mixed blessing, at best.
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