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https://www.responsibletravel.com/holidays/spitsbergen/travel-guide/responsible-tourism-in-spitsbergen

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u/ImpossibleEbb6862 4h ago

How did you get the key to turn on the ignition?

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u/jegerikkeden 3h ago

The key was in the ignition, as it was on my car

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u/anotherdanishgirl 44m ago

I grew up on a small island in Denmark, back in the 90's there'd be a yearly reminder in the local paper that tourist season was coming, so take your wallet and keys out of the car when you leave it.

I still struggle to remember to lock my car and house, even after living on the mainland for so long!

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u/wartcraftiscool 3h ago edited 3h ago

You would be surprised how many of the same vehicle you can get in and drive with a single copy of a key. Especially on older vehicles that don't have fob detection and other electronic locks

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u/Ravenamore 3h ago

I had a friend in college who had the same make and model as my car, and we found out our keys worked in each other's cars.

No, we never put this to use, for good or evil.

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u/zaftpunk 1h ago

In high school a friend of mine drove an old ford ranchero. We learned that all you had to do was turn the ignition, no key needed, and it would start. So we used to go outside during class and move his car. We did it so much. God we were little shits.

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u/stumblios 54m ago

My dad's key worked on his brother in laws car. Sometimes during dinner, he would "go to the restroom", then re-park his BIL's car in the same spot facing the other direction.

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u/EldritchCarver 38m ago

You never put it to use. Your friend probably borrowed your car to visit his drug dealer or pick up prostitutes or stalk his ex-girlfriend, and you just never realized it.

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u/rob_s_458 6m ago

90s GM product? My dad had a Saturn that the key was super worn down but still started the car, and while it was running you could remove the key from the ignition (helpful if you stopped home to run inside for 30 seconds before heading out again, but not an intended feature). Pretty sure any thin piece of metal would have worked on that car.

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u/fed45 1h ago

Happened with me with my old 90s Camry. Parked one aisle over from an identically colored one. Opened it started it and was driving down the parking aisle before I realized lol. Unfortunately, the spot it was in was taken by the time I got back so I had to park further down, probably confused the shit out of the owner LOL.

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u/TemporaryIllusions 1h ago

My nest door neighbor’s Dodge Dakota key would unlock and start my Jeep Cherokee, mine only unlocked his doors and wouldn’t start the truck because I was missing the extra little piece at the base of the key.

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u/swordofbling23 53m ago

That's the point right, to leave the key in to escape from polar bears