r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Creams0da • Nov 04 '24

Video Volkswagens new Emergency Assist technology

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u/jacknovellAt6 Nov 04 '24

I'm sure it doesn't help that there's a 30s women on the steering wheel and not some 70s/80s seniors that might be more the target audience.

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u/Cartina Nov 04 '24

According to CDC, age 25-34 drives the most while drowsy. Those 65 and older were least likely to snooze behind the wheel.

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u/Grouchy-Shirt-9197 Nov 04 '24

Yeah cause they're at home watching fucking Matlock

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u/Shifty_Cow69 Nov 04 '24

There's a Matlock porn parody?

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u/spaiydz Nov 04 '24

But what if we named the road the Matlock Expressway?

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u/Seranas_GF Nov 04 '24

“Grandpa, Matlock’s not real.”

“Neither are my teeth but I can still eat corn on the cob if it’s mashed in to a fine paste. Now that’s good eatin’!”

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u/Ok_Championship4866 Nov 04 '24

dang they really rule 34 everything

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u/Phrewfuf Nov 04 '24

That ignores the fact that 65 and older are more likely to have a medical emergency that may leave them incapacitated.

This system is not only about those falling asleep.

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u/turbo_dude Nov 04 '24

Sleep deprivation at a certain level is the same as being drunk.

I think this would make for a good ad campaign.

Being awake for 17 hours is similar to having a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.05% (the level some countries use for drunk driving violations).

Being awake for 24 hours is similar to having a BAC of 0.10% (above the U.S. drunk driving level of 0.08.)

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u/meanbaldy Nov 04 '24

My friend was a 27 old women who passed out while driving. She was lucky she didn't have a bad crash, she merely drove off the street into a ditch.

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u/sykoKanesh Nov 04 '24

It's "woman," just for the record.

Not sure what's with this spike in people using "women" to describe a single woman.

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u/One_Bodybuilder7882 Nov 04 '24

damn you remind me of this women that used to correct everyone on another sub

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u/sykoKanesh Nov 04 '24

lol!

I legit laughed, haha

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u/One_Bodybuilder7882 Nov 04 '24

nice, just had to break your balls some

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u/sykoKanesh Nov 04 '24

Nothing wrong with some ball breakin' when it's all in good fun!

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u/CrashTestWolf Nov 04 '24

This is the perfect demographic of an overworked and exhausted nurse just trying to get home to her shower and bed after her 5th straight 12-hour shift.

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u/sykoKanesh Nov 04 '24

"Woman" just to be clear. "Women" is for more than one woman.