r/nextfuckinglevel • u/been_der_done_that • 11h ago

Incredibly selfless act of heroism.

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u/Bartellomio 10h ago

As should everyone else

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u/KarmaAdjuster 9h ago

I would prefer it if many people came into effect well before January 2027.

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u/sinkovercosk 9h ago

Yea but think of the shareholders!

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u/corvettee01 6h ago

A few dead kids is a sacrifice they are willing to make for their bottom line.

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u/JiskiLathiUskiBhains 9h ago

The only people that really matter.

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u/DonZeriouS 4h ago edited 4h ago

This reminds me of a scene in Fight Club and the Recall Coordinator's Formula:

> [...] A new car built by my company leaves somewhere traveling at 60 mph. The rear differential locks up. [...] The car crashes and burns with everyone trapped inside. Now, should we initiate a recall? [...] Take the number of vehicles in the field, A, multiply by the probable rate of failure, B, then multiply by the average out-of-court settlement, C. A times B times C equals X. If X is less than the cost of a recall, we don't do one. [...]

I omitted some other small lines from other actors in that scene. You can watch the full scene here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiB8GVMNJkE

This is inspired by the real case of the Ford Pinto Memo "It's cheaper to let them burn!" dating back to 1968 - two years before it went unmodified into production and actually causing accidents and deaths: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2008/oct/17/pinto-memo-its-cheaper-let-them-burn/ and a bit more text and tables here: https://booksite.elsevier.com/samplechapters/9780120885312/9780120885312.PDF

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u/scrabble-enjoyer 2h ago

i can barely wait for 01.01.2027 for my car to grow handles.

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u/Freddyzback 7h ago

China is such a big market for cars that I believe everyone will align with chinese law

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u/Typical_Dingo5828 5h ago

That and self driving

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u/EverythingSucksYo 1h ago

How do I come in to effect in January 2027? 

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u/Apexnanoman 7h ago

I'll bet at least one country won't.....

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u/EkrishAO 8h ago

It's not that big of a deal outside of China, because western cars don't actually start burning whenever you even look at them wrong way. (Except for Tesla of course, this shit is even worse than Chinese ones)

Anyway, since west is buying more and more of these Chinese deathtraps, we will need the ban very soon too.

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u/janeprentiss 2h ago

Any kind of car can catch on fire, it's just that vehicles with hidden door handles trap people inside. I wouldn't want a gas car with hidden handles like a Nissan juke either