Suggestion for new feature

polsesnabb · Nov 23rd, 2011, 18:06

The wife managed to get out of the car the other day, with the gear still in Drive. Of course, there was another car parked at an angle in front, so our car managed to hit it on the side, and skid a bit along the other car. Not cheap, both cars needed quite a paint job.

I suggest Volvo install a feature that does not alow the car to move even in drive, if there is no driver in the seat. It should at least request an action / button ackowledge from the driver, in order to move if sensor was not trigged. I am sure they could make it work.

volvorocks · Nov 23rd, 2011, 18:20

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Originally Posted by polsesnabb

I suggest Volvo install a feature that does not alow the car to move even in drive, if there is a woman in the driving seat. It should at least request an action / button ackowledge from the driver that they are male, in order to move if a facial recognition or chest sensor was not trigged. I am sure they could make it work.

May I ask how it came about that she got out with the engine running , in gear?...Was the handbrake not put on??

Regards
ps re-worded the quote!!

XC60MY12 · Nov 23rd, 2011, 18:32

Not wishing to add to the anguish you must both be feeling, but how did she manage to get out, not only with the gear in "drive" (with the engine running?) but also with no handbrake applied?

I'm sure it would be possible to do as you suggest (a sort of "absent bottom" sensor) but I have to wonder whether the extra cost would be justified for most users. Surely it is not practical to legislate for every possible thing that could conceivably go wrong, otherwise why have a driver at all.

I am aware it is said that a driverless car is not far off but I am very cynical about it, given the fallibility of things like adaptive cruise control and lane departure warning.

volvorocks · Nov 23rd, 2011, 18:34

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Originally Posted by XC60Fan

how did she manage to get out, not only with the gear in "drive" (with the engine running?) but also with no handbrake applied?

Thats what ive just asked above...!!

XC60MY12 · Nov 24th, 2011, 00:20

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Originally Posted by volvorocks

Thats what ive just asked above...!!

I think it's called coincidence. Not surprising that we should make the same comment at about the same time given the circumstances. Some might say great minds think alike. I wouldn't be so immodest.

volvorocks · Nov 24th, 2011, 12:44

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Originally Posted by XC60Fan

I think it's called coincidence. Not surprising that we should make the same comment at about the same time given the circumstances. Some might say great minds think alike. I wouldn't be so immodest.

..all this "immodesty" is melting my mind...LOL

XC60MY12 · Nov 24th, 2011, 12:51

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Originally Posted by volvorocks

..all this "immodesty" is melting my mind...LOL

Doctors say one of the worst things about dementia is losing your mind. What they don't tell you is you won't miss it much

Leeds Lad · Nov 24th, 2011, 13:14

I normally don't comment on someones stupidity, but I do have to say if someone gets out of their car with the engine running and in drive, should that person have a driving licence. There are safety features built into every car...it's called the driver, and the driver before getting out of the car should check if the car is in park, engine off, handbrake on. There you go three safety features that assist the driver, if the driver is unable to use these things then that person should be called a passenger. When I read this all I could imagine was a person walking in between the two cars, the results are unbearable to imagine.

wimorrison · Nov 24th, 2011, 15:13

Not sure that I would consider a driver to be a safety device - my experience is that it is the drivers that cause the accidents

best safety device would actually be to get rid of the drivers

- but I guess that would spoil everybodies fun

GMad · Nov 24th, 2011, 16:11

Erm nope!
Give your good Lady a slap and tell her that every other normal person on the planet would , at the very least, put the car in park, apply the handbrake and maybe even switch the engine off (all though the last bit isn't critical)!
Any more unecessary gadedtry will just make second hand cars, five years down the line, a pain in the arris to own

Nov 23rd, 2011, 18:06	#1
polsesnabb Member Last Online: Jan 5th, 2021 10:04 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Luxembourg	Suggestion for new feature The wife managed to get out of the car the other day, with the gear still in Drive. Of course, there was another car parked at an angle in front, so our car managed to hit it on the side, and skid a bit along the other car. Not cheap, both cars needed quite a paint job. I suggest Volvo install a feature that does not alow the car to move even in drive, if there is no driver in the seat. It should at least request an action / button ackowledge from the driver, in order to move if sensor was not trigged. I am sure they could make it work.

Nov 24th, 2011, 15:13	#9
wimorrison Grumpy Old Sod Last Online: Dec 14th, 2021 15:39 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hampshire, nee Scotland	Not sure that I would consider a driver to be a safety device - my experience is that it is the drivers that cause the accidents best safety device would actually be to get rid of the drivers - but I guess that would spoil everybodies fun __________________ Currently XC60 Previously XC60, V70, S40, ...

Nov 24th, 2011, 16:11	#10
GMad Premier Member Last Online: Nov 5th, 2014 09:53 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Telford	Erm nope! Give your good Lady a slap and tell her that every other normal person on the planet would , at the very least, put the car in park, apply the handbrake and maybe even switch the engine off (all though the last bit isn't critical)! Any more unecessary gadedtry will just make second hand cars, five years down the line, a pain in the arris to own __________________ SHOULD ANYONE BE OFFENDED BY ANY OF MY POSTS THEN IT SERVES THEM RIGHT FOR STICKING THIER HEAD ABOVE THE BARBED WIRE FENCE THAT IS LIFE !

Nov 23rd, 2011, 18:32	#3
XC60MY12 Country Member Last Online: May 11th, 2012 22:23 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Johnstone	Not wishing to add to the anguish you must both be feeling, but how did she manage to get out, not only with the gear in "drive" (with the engine running?) but also with no handbrake applied? I'm sure it would be possible to do as you suggest (a sort of "absent bottom" sensor) but I have to wonder whether the extra cost would be justified for most users. Surely it is not practical to legislate for every possible thing that could conceivably go wrong, otherwise why have a driver at all. I am aware it is said that a driverless car is not far off but I am very cynical about it, given the fallibility of things like adaptive cruise control and lane departure warning.

Nov 24th, 2011, 13:14	#8
Leeds Lad Leeds Lad Last Online: Nov 15th, 2023 19:57 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Leeds	I normally don't comment on someones stupidity, but I do have to say if someone gets out of their car with the engine running and in drive, should that person have a driving licence. There are safety features built into every car...it's called the driver, and the driver before getting out of the car should check if the car is in park, engine off, handbrake on. There you go three safety features that assist the driver, if the driver is unable to use these things then that person should be called a passenger. When I read this all I could imagine was a person walking in between the two cars, the results are unbearable to imagine.

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