• TheWolfOfSouthEnd@lemmygrad.ml
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    7 months ago

    When I was like 1 I was hanging out the window of my uncles brand new Sierra, my mum didnt know any better. My uncle dropped the phone and ran out his house before I triggered the window and decapitated myself. I assumed things had changed in well over 35 years.

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      7 months ago

      In my car (model year 2020) and I assume most modern cars, the window buttons are designed such that you push down on the button to lower the window, but you have to hook your finger under it and pull up to raise the window.

      And you can see there’s a raised, fixed part in between, so on the rare chance you accidentally lean on the window buttons and trigger them somehow, you’re more than likely going to lower the window, not raise it.

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        7 months ago

        I agree, i think thats been true for a while. But my story is from 1987/1988, at latest. We’re also assuming that my uncle wasnt over reacting, or something.

      • Lyudmila [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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        7 months ago

        Check out the incredibly stupid interior of this car. The window switches are on the center console, not on the door. They’re also not even remotely near the handbrake, which is on the floor between the seats.

        EU model: Fiat 500 center console

        US model: Fiat 500 center console

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    7 months ago

    A car of ours from like 2001 had sensors and would actually go down if something was in the window blocking it from closing. It became a test my brother did in every car we test drove