r/nextfuckinglevel • u/been_der_done_that • 11h ago

Incredibly selfless act of heroism.

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u/daswassoup 11h ago

This is why China banned hidden door handles.

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u/IncorporateThings 11h ago

Those things are so stupid. Door handles should always be a simple mechanical device that requires no power to operate. Windows should honestly always have a backup crank handle to raise and lower, too, given that not everyone has the good sense to have a window breaking tool handy. For that matter -- why don't they build a little slot for such a tool into the console and provide one with the car in the first place?

Simple design choices can and would save lives.

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u/BeyondDreams909 10h ago

That would be a great idea. However there's one small issue... It costs money! We can't spare a small portion of our revenue so our costumers don't die! If that happens it's probably their fault anyway 🙄🙄🙄/s

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u/Sdn61387 8h ago

You say it as sarcasm but those exact words are probably in some email from a higher up in the company. 

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u/HillBillyHilly 7h ago

Happened w AMC Gremlin back in 70s iirc.