New vehicles are a mystery. A light tells me a door is now a jar. A bell tells me the lights are on, hmm, I can see that they are on. And I have no buzzer. It’s too complicated and distracting. Airbags!! The only airbag I wish I still had is my wife in the passenger seat.
(on the serious side)…and yet I read in the hometown newspapers and elsewhere about “three passengers were thrown from the vehicle and died upon impact” -type reports. Sad for them and their families, but I’ve wound up in the grass ONCE in my foolish/stupid/learning/pre-belt days and since then, I’ve learned how to un-plug or ‘modify’ the buzzers/dingers/annoyers/alarms and such of many a vehicle, but for someone to just ignore all the SafetyCrat’s warnings is plumb-foolish. Now, let me tell you of the ‘accidents’ I’ve run across in the middl….oh, the hell with it.. just read yer papers and complain about the population decline in your state. No moral here, just an observation from 80+ years of breathing.
When I drive nowadays it’s my son’s truck. I can’t figure out what half of alarms are for and I fervently wish the darn thing had real door locks.The biggest pain is the lack of decent labelling on the dash.I’ve spent many minutes trying to decipher the hieroglyphics that are used instead of English words. It took me two years to master the headlight switch, slightly less the windshield wipers.Wish I still had my old ’55 Buick.
neverenoughgoldThe modern three-point harness saved my life when some one who didn’t believe “safety features” like brakes thought 50+ mph was the proper speed to run a red light in downtown Dallas. As the paramedic said, “At least you had your seat belt on,” “How did you know, I am out of the car?” “The fact that you are standing out of the car.”
Farside99 about 8 years ago
Mine warns me when I leave the key in the ignition and open the door. It’s been useful more times than I’d like to admit.
flyertom about 8 years ago
Seat belt? What’s that?
Jonni about 8 years ago
New vehicles are a mystery. A light tells me a door is now a jar. A bell tells me the lights are on, hmm, I can see that they are on. And I have no buzzer. It’s too complicated and distracting. Airbags!! The only airbag I wish I still had is my wife in the passenger seat.
whiteheron about 8 years ago
The good thing about going deaf….I don’t hear that annoying alarm.
bbear about 8 years ago
I need to get my blood pressure up to be able to drive, so ring away alarm, ring away.
ladylagomorph76 about 8 years ago
Cool truck, guy!
unca jim about 8 years ago
(on the serious side)…and yet I read in the hometown newspapers and elsewhere about “three passengers were thrown from the vehicle and died upon impact” -type reports. Sad for them and their families, but I’ve wound up in the grass ONCE in my foolish/stupid/learning/pre-belt days and since then, I’ve learned how to un-plug or ‘modify’ the buzzers/dingers/annoyers/alarms and such of many a vehicle, but for someone to just ignore all the SafetyCrat’s warnings is plumb-foolish. Now, let me tell you of the ‘accidents’ I’ve run across in the middl….oh, the hell with it.. just read yer papers and complain about the population decline in your state. No moral here, just an observation from 80+ years of breathing.
wes tnt about 8 years ago
looks to be a 68-72 F Series
David Riedel Premium Member about 8 years ago
I don’t think they came with a seat belt.
hippogriff about 8 years ago
dtriedelNeither did a ’57 beetle, but I sure put them on mine.
neverenoughgold about 8 years ago
If I don’t keep my belt buckled my pants will fall down…
route66paul about 8 years ago
I wish I had the vehicles I have owned that didn’t have seat belts………..
wiatr about 8 years ago
When I drive nowadays it’s my son’s truck. I can’t figure out what half of alarms are for and I fervently wish the darn thing had real door locks.The biggest pain is the lack of decent labelling on the dash.I’ve spent many minutes trying to decipher the hieroglyphics that are used instead of English words. It took me two years to master the headlight switch, slightly less the windshield wipers.Wish I still had my old ’55 Buick.
hippogriff about 8 years ago
neverenoughgoldThe modern three-point harness saved my life when some one who didn’t believe “safety features” like brakes thought 50+ mph was the proper speed to run a red light in downtown Dallas. As the paramedic said, “At least you had your seat belt on,” “How did you know, I am out of the car?” “The fact that you are standing out of the car.”