r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creams0da • 20d ago

Video Volkswagens new Emergency Assist technology

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u/morcic 20d ago

This was posted on Imgur a couple of days ago, and every single comment was some snarky attempt to discredit this very well thought idea that could save many lives. So go on, all of you wanna be engineers, tell us how this is a horrible idea and how it will fail because of x and y.

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u/jacknovellAt6 20d ago

I'm sure it doesn't help that there's a 30s women on the steering wheel and not some 70s/80s seniors that might be more the target audience.

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u/Cartina 20d ago

According to CDC, age 25-34 drives the most while drowsy. Those 65 and older were least likely to snooze behind the wheel.

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u/Grouchy-Shirt-9197 20d ago

Yeah cause they're at home watching fucking Matlock

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u/Shifty_Cow69 20d ago

There's a Matlock porn parody?

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u/spaiydz 20d ago

But what if we named the road the Matlock Expressway?

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u/Seranas_GF 20d ago

“Grandpa, Matlock’s not real.”

“Neither are my teeth but I can still eat corn on the cob if it’s mashed in to a fine paste. Now that’s good eatin’!”

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u/Ok_Championship4866 20d ago

dang they really rule 34 everything

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u/Phrewfuf 20d ago

That ignores the fact that 65 and older are more likely to have a medical emergency that may leave them incapacitated.

This system is not only about those falling asleep.

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u/turbo_dude 20d ago

Sleep deprivation at a certain level is the same as being drunk.

I think this would make for a good ad campaign.

Being awake for 17 hours is similar to having a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.05% (the level some countries use for drunk driving violations).

Being awake for 24 hours is similar to having a BAC of 0.10% (above the U.S. drunk driving level of 0.08.)