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This is why society is doomed.
People are pretty much getting to the point where they are too stupid to remember to breath......and somehow that's everyone else's problem. Morons like these people are why we have warnings not to use toasters in the bathtub, or hair dryers in the shower. ASS doesn't kill people, this is Darwinism at work. Quote:
I have to hit the start button again for the engine to turn back on. It does not restart on it's own. This is personal stupidity at it's finest and not an issue with the car.
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Here's the question I'd like to know the answer to...
Of all the folks complaining about these features (or complaining about someone killed by CO poisoning caused by these features), what percentage of owners actually ever read their owner's manual? If a feature malfunctions and behaves in a way that causes harm, that's a manufacturer's problem. If the user doesn't take the time to read the instructions describing how to appropriately utilize his 1 1/2-2 ton guided missile, it's his fault. Is Boeing responsible for a plane crash when the plane was flown by an unqualified pilot? Evidently some think so... |
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Actually if ASS kicks in and the driver leaves the car (Unbuckles Seatbelt and Opens Door) the Car goes into Ignition On Mode which requires you to depress the brake and push the start button in order to turn the engine back on,, So I don't think that this is the case with BMW's...
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While the lawyers get millions and take another Tahiti vacation. Class action suits are worthless and dreamed up by lawyers.
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About 5 minutes later her husband pulls up and is yelling at her to get back in the car and sit still. Then a cop shows and immediately starts yelling at him to leave. It turns out he's a well-known ambulance chaser. While they were arguing an ambulance shows up (husband-lawyer called for it). The cop actually told the ambulance to leave since they clearly were not needed (the woman kept insisting she was fine). Long story short, the cop called me later that evening to let me know they turned up at the hospital later that night with complaints of "neck and back pain". He gave me all of his info (including personal info) and begged me to fight the inevitable suit because he was so tired of this guys antics. I was a bit perplexed by this, so I called my insurance carrier to tell them about the conversation. It turns out THEY were familiar with this asshat and already had it escalated for review before he even had a chance to file. In the end, they had a set dollar threshold (internal proprietary figures) that they used to determine whether to settle or fight. He asked for exactly $100 less than their threshold. They attempted an override but ultimately settled. I'm not a fan of generalizations and broad statements, but most attorneys involved with personal injury law are among the lowest lifeforms walking the earth. |
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A completely different reason I think ASS is deadly is because when enabled, you sometimes don't have the ability to make a quick reaction. Let's say you're at an intersection turning left and the car's engine shuts off due to ASS. Then another car is speeding towards you and you need to press the gas hard to not get hit. The time that the engine needs to turn back on, could be a life or death situation.
Some of those close calls happened to me, so I had the dealer code it off, so ASS is off by default. I also never use ECO PRO mode, which re-enables ASS. Screw the fuel economy/emissions. Safety is a lot more important. It's a solution to a small problem that brings bigger problems. |
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You can place that squarely in the lap, if you will, of the media. They chose to report what would grab attention, and left out the detail that not only did McDonalds as a matter of company policy keep their coffee hot enough to burn skin if it was spilled, it would also burn the mouth when you drank it. The facts of the case made it quite clear that McDonalds was at fault, but the media has a long standing track record of not letting facts get in the way of a good story.
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It's almost impossible to die of carbon monoxyde (CO) in a modern gasoline car with a 3-way catalyst system. Because 99,9% CO is turned into CO2.
So lawyers, tell me how it is supposed to work In fact one would have to sit in a closed garage for days with the running engine on until a dangerous CO level would be reached. So possibly one would die of too much carbon dioxide (CO2) or low level of oxygen or dehydration or whatever gets you first, but not of CO. OK, catless folks, sorry for you, but this "safety feature" does not apply for you. Can't have it all.
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