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t1_j9texva wrote

I think car makers should put sensors in cars that prevent the horn from working if the snow isn't cleared off. Or makes the horn beep like a car alarm if the snow isn't cleared off and you are driving. But that is just me...

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t1_j9tipiw wrote

Just make it like the seatbelt reminder - a quiet reminder at first, then a really annoying beeping.

I legit buckle up even to shuffle cars around so I don't hear that the beep beep BEEP BEEP ^(BEEP) BEEP BEEP BEEP.

I imagine people with 15+ minute commutes or drives would quickly just clear the snow vs suffer through endless beeping.

Of course, this would cost auto makers $2 a car, so the car lobby will fight it and no politician will support it without risking big political donations. šŸ« 

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t1_j9tkulc wrote

Idk. Iā€™ve been in UBERS who literally drive around all day where the driver doesnā€™t have their seatbelt on and itā€™s just ā€œdingā€¦. Dingā€¦. Dingā€¦.ā€ For the entire trip.

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t1_j9tpo5k wrote

Sure, with any safety feature some people are bound to ignore it. Heck maybe someone crafty enough just cuts a cord or unplugs a sensor.

But I'd bet you could greatly reduce the number of uncleared cars for a pretty small amount of money overall.

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t1_j9u2xz7 wrote

you can disable the seat belt chime on every vehicle. it's usually something like putting the turning the key to acc or single pressing the start button to turn on the electics and then just plugging and unplugging the seat belt X number of times withing a certain time period and then shutting off the car and restarting it and presto no more seat belt chime. you can do the same thing with door locking, so it either sounds the horn on lock or does make a beep or no noise at all

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t1_j9u9hob wrote

You can also buy seat belt clips to have something unattached to the belt that plugs in, or you can clip in the seat belt loosely and just sit in front of it.

I don't understand how these things are less effort than just wearing the seat belt, but they're both things I've seen people do.

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t1_j9vhehz wrote

I turned off the seatbelt chime in a previous car because the sensor was just so damn sensitive. A package of tortillas was enough to set it off

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t1_j9u2kra wrote

Why would preventing the horn do a thing to alert someone - do you beep when you start your car or something? I almost never use mine, it could have broken a week ago for all I know.

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t1_j9v2q9x wrote

If weā€™re adding car features, just add a defroster to the roof

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t1_j9tl6po wrote

Maybe every time the brake pedal is pushed, the horn sounds if there's anything sitting on the roof.

True Top Gear/Grand Tour style. šŸ¤£

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t1_j9ukku9 wrote

> Or makes the horn beep like a car alarm if the snow isn't cleared off and you are driving.

You're not going far enough. What we need is a DUI-like ignition interlock.

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