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FormerlyUserLFC t1_irotkbk wrote

Reply to comment by Cheap_Cheap77 in Roller coasters are triggering iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Crash Detection, here's a workaround by chrisdh79

Honestly geofencing amusement parks would make a lot of sense for this specific issue. Maybe ski resorts while they’re at it.

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ForgedIronMadeIt t1_iroxslb wrote

I think you'd want to leave it on at ski resorts. If you crash into a tree going downhill it is usually a serious event. I don't know how sensitive the threshold is, however, so it probably needs some tuning around falling down versus serious crash.

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penapox t1_iroz68z wrote

It IS a serious event. I work on a ski hill and someone died when he crashed into a tree last season. Got to see the helicopter land and everything…

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HeKis4 t1_irphddj wrote

Yep. I live next to the French Alps and resorts closed during the COVID pandemic because ski accidents accounted for something like 25 to 33% of ER visits which we wouldn't have been able to handle. Skiing/snowboarding is fairly dangerous as far as sports go.

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TimHumphreys t1_irs6mno wrote

Can confirm its definitely not safe. Wondering how the phone would respond to landing impacts on bigger size jumps.

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100GbE t1_irt11l8 wrote

Can firmly confirm this firm confirmation.

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Shygar t1_irpuklq wrote

Don't forget Michael Schumacher

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deerprincess t1_irq1u8b wrote

Read the skiing comment and came to see if anyone mentioned Michael

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Tinchotesk t1_irqhrre wrote

And Natasha Richardson.

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elwookie t1_irqpq5i wrote

> Natasha Richardson

I didn't know she was dead until now. 13 years late.

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johnandahalf13 t1_iroy2yq wrote

True. Not many people get in car accidents ~inside~ an amusement park. Although those little rental carts for people with mobility issues can be treacherous in the wrong hands. Lol

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Hansomehd t1_irpms3h wrote

A women ran my foot over in one at Disney park that shit wasn’t fun

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johnandahalf13 t1_irpnkwh wrote

They’re NOT light. Add another 250 for the rider, point it down a hill, and someone’s going to get some broken bones.

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grummanae t1_irptwpq wrote

250 ? ... have you seen the occupants at a walmart ?

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Hansomehd t1_irpo9x3 wrote

They’re not!!! The instant it happened my knee jerk reaction was to pull it out from under but I couldn’t until she rolled off

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Alexstarfire t1_irqazs5 wrote

Gonna suck if you crash your car into the amusement park.

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Hypoglybetic t1_irsn2i5 wrote

No, it wouldn't. Getting T-boned outside of an Amusement park shouldn't increase your risk of dying because someone was too lazy to properly calibrate some sensors.
Fix your god damn sensors. The airbag going off creating a pressure wave should be registered as an impulse, not a gradual up and down. Increase your god damn sample rate. A roller coaster's Gs should not register as an impact, again, increase your god damn sample rate, Apple. Great America park is a few miles away from Apple Park, how did they not test this?

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sillypicture t1_irrd83o wrote

Is it just me that thinks using a WiFi connection to detect a fall is something fundamentally wrong?

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