• Bob Robertson IX @discuss.tchncs.de
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    23 hours ago

    This should be something that you can disable through a setting in your vehicle. Don’t make me cut wires, or trick the system into thinking I’m buckled in… just let me turn off the beeping. If I’m in my car and I’m not wearing my seat belt, then I am fully aware that I’m in my car and not wearing a seat belt! It is so frustrating to spend tens of thousands of dollars on something that is specifically designed to annoy you.

    And yes, I agree… wear your fucking seat belt! But, sometimes I’m just driving to the end of my driveway and will never get above 5 mph.

    • GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca
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      8 hours ago

      But then the idiots who buy there devices would use the setting when not needed, some would inevitably die, and they would sue the car makers for letting them turn off an obviously necessary safety device. At least with these things, it shows you’re disabling the safety device and so you’re on the hook when you end your journey flying through a sheet of glass and into traffic at 40 miles an hour.

      • Bob Robertson IX @discuss.tchncs.de
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        5 hours ago

        This isn’t true. There are several car companies that let you disable the alert and they aren’t getting sued. The problem is that not every car company gives you the option to do so.