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Cheap_Cheap77 t1_iros6gp wrote

Wow, apparently the workaround isn't to turn off the feature but to turn the phone on airplane mode. How do they not have a toggle for it? I have Car crash detection on my Pixel too but it's a simple on/off setting. Glad I can just turn it off when at an amusement park, I imagine they will add a toggle now that it's a known issue.

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FormerlyUserLFC t1_irotkbk wrote

Honestly geofencing amusement parks would make a lot of sense for this specific issue. Maybe ski resorts while they’re at it.

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ForgedIronMadeIt t1_iroxslb wrote

I think you'd want to leave it on at ski resorts. If you crash into a tree going downhill it is usually a serious event. I don't know how sensitive the threshold is, however, so it probably needs some tuning around falling down versus serious crash.

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penapox t1_iroz68z wrote

It IS a serious event. I work on a ski hill and someone died when he crashed into a tree last season. Got to see the helicopter land and everything…

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HeKis4 t1_irphddj wrote

Yep. I live next to the French Alps and resorts closed during the COVID pandemic because ski accidents accounted for something like 25 to 33% of ER visits which we wouldn't have been able to handle. Skiing/snowboarding is fairly dangerous as far as sports go.

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TimHumphreys t1_irs6mno wrote

Can confirm its definitely not safe. Wondering how the phone would respond to landing impacts on bigger size jumps.

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100GbE t1_irt11l8 wrote

Can firmly confirm this firm confirmation.

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Shygar t1_irpuklq wrote

Don't forget Michael Schumacher

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deerprincess t1_irq1u8b wrote

Read the skiing comment and came to see if anyone mentioned Michael

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Tinchotesk t1_irqhrre wrote

And Natasha Richardson.

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elwookie t1_irqpq5i wrote

> Natasha Richardson

I didn't know she was dead until now. 13 years late.

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johnandahalf13 t1_iroy2yq wrote

True. Not many people get in car accidents ~inside~ an amusement park. Although those little rental carts for people with mobility issues can be treacherous in the wrong hands. Lol

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Hansomehd t1_irpms3h wrote

A women ran my foot over in one at Disney park that shit wasn’t fun

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johnandahalf13 t1_irpnkwh wrote

They’re NOT light. Add another 250 for the rider, point it down a hill, and someone’s going to get some broken bones.

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grummanae t1_irptwpq wrote

250 ? ... have you seen the occupants at a walmart ?

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Hansomehd t1_irpo9x3 wrote

They’re not!!! The instant it happened my knee jerk reaction was to pull it out from under but I couldn’t until she rolled off

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Alexstarfire t1_irqazs5 wrote

Gonna suck if you crash your car into the amusement park.

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Hypoglybetic t1_irsn2i5 wrote

No, it wouldn't. Getting T-boned outside of an Amusement park shouldn't increase your risk of dying because someone was too lazy to properly calibrate some sensors.
Fix your god damn sensors. The airbag going off creating a pressure wave should be registered as an impulse, not a gradual up and down. Increase your god damn sample rate. A roller coaster's Gs should not register as an impact, again, increase your god damn sample rate, Apple. Great America park is a few miles away from Apple Park, how did they not test this?

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sillypicture t1_irrd83o wrote

Is it just me that thinks using a WiFi connection to detect a fall is something fundamentally wrong?

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towenaar22 t1_iroy79b wrote

This is gonna sound dumb, but if it’s a toggle I’d be more likely to forget to turn it back on unless it reminded me. I’m almost guaranteed to take my phone out of airplane mode when so I can actually use my phone when I’m done with the ride.

A toggle would still be great, just in my particular case it’d be more difficult for me to manage since it’s not a feature that’s on my mind

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fdot1234 t1_irp1wlv wrote

Maybe they could do it like snoozing app notifications: “Silence for 1 hour/6 hours/end of day/etc”

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duderguy91 t1_irp4qdf wrote

I like this idea. Should be an official feature request!

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Insufferably_Me t1_irpo54f wrote

I’d even go for something as simple as “Turn off crash detection until I leave this location”

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runtothehillsboy t1_irq0cv6 wrote

>I’d even go for something as simple as “Turn off crash detection until I leave this location”

That's way more complicated that a simple silence timeout.

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thisischemistry t1_irrhgby wrote

It isn’t, really. That system is built-in to the automations on the iPhone. All they’d need to do is expose the setting and make it available to be used in an automation.

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Gingeraffe42 t1_irqstbx wrote

I think a good solution would be a persistent notification that it's off in the bar. Like just a little icon whenever it's off, similar to how a little airplane shows up when airplane mode is on

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elMurpherino t1_irp5d7b wrote

It has a toggle for “call after severe crash”. That would essentially be turning it off. But I guess perhaps the crash detection is still on but it just won’t call emergency services if it’s toggled off. Unfortunately I’m not willing to test it out.

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thepdogg t1_irp60kh wrote

I get the toggle, but I think that isn’t the Apple way. Someone is going to forget to turn it back on. Their model needs better training.

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Pipupipupi t1_irpkcae wrote

So that your phone thinks you died in a plane crash instead?? No thanks

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marxcom t1_irr55vf wrote

It only works when DND while driving or Driving focus is activated. You also just turn that off.

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Boogiemann53 t1_irqolpi wrote

Because apple thinks you're too stupid to adjust settings without ruining everything. It's my mom's fear and I'm assuming why she goes with apple.

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askaboutmy____ t1_irr7m8t wrote

>Glad I can just turn it off when at an amusement park, I imagine they will add a toggle now that it's a known issue.

I go to Busch Gardens all the time and my Pixel has never sensed a car crash. There isnt a ride I havent gone on, and that goes back to my Pixel 3, Pixel 4 and Pixel 6.

This isnt an amusement park ride issue, it is an Apple issue.

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