"Snapshot"

Started by 2o6, April 03, 2012, 08:07:35 PM

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Laconian

#30
April 04, 2012, 11:07:04 PM
How about placing it in a gyroscopically stabilized, spring dampened box with six degrees of freedom?

Or put the Yaris in a huge paint shaker. Alex was onto something.
Kia EV6 GT-Line / MX-5 RF 6MT

2o6

#31
April 04, 2012, 11:07:50 PM
So guys who get stuck in snow must really get the short end of the stick.

Laconian

#32
April 04, 2012, 11:09:48 PM
Is it based 100% on OBD2 data, or does it have its own sensors?

Makes me want to program an OBD2 emulator...
Kia EV6 GT-Line / MX-5 RF 6MT

2o6

#33
April 04, 2012, 11:10:39 PM
Quote from: Laconian on April 04, 2012, 11:09:48 PM
Is it based 100% on OBD2 data, or does it have its own sensors?

Makes me want to program an OBD2 emulator...


100% OBDII data, plus a wireless transmitter to the internet.

Laconian

#34
April 04, 2012, 11:11:15 PM
! I'd happily hijack that Internet...
Kia EV6 GT-Line / MX-5 RF 6MT

Rupert

#35
April 05, 2012, 02:14:45 AM
Quote from: HotRodPilot on April 04, 2012, 10:25:47 PM
:devil:

Grab one off a friend's car and hook it up to a demo-derby car for a prank.

Pretty sure demo derby cars don't have an OBD port. :lol:
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280Z Turbo

#36
April 05, 2012, 02:18:55 AM
Quote from: Rupert on April 05, 2012, 02:14:45 AM
Pretty sure demo derby cars don't have an OBD port. :lol:

Plug it into the carburetor.

Rupert

#37
April 05, 2012, 02:25:09 AM
:lol:
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Madman

#38
April 05, 2012, 03:17:21 AM
Quote from: Rupert on April 05, 2012, 02:14:45 AM
Pretty sure demo derby cars don't have an OBD port. :lol:


Anything built since 1996 will have an OBD II port.  There's gotta be some some late '90s clunkers finding their way into demo derbys by now?
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Raza

#39
April 05, 2012, 12:29:39 PM
Quote from: CALL_911 on April 04, 2012, 10:43:02 PM
I'd never let one of these in my car. EZPass, however, makes toll booths so much quicker and easier that I rationalize it. I have one in my car.

Personally, I think they should be illegal.  Anything that requires you to mount on your windshield should be illegal. 
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CJ

#40
April 05, 2012, 12:41:54 PM
My Toll Tag is very high up on my windshield, so it doesn't bug me.

2o6

#41
April 05, 2012, 02:54:28 PM
77 hard brakes today, and it's barely 5PM.

Laconian

#42
April 05, 2012, 02:58:11 PM
Solution: never use the brakes.
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Eye of the Tiger

#43
April 05, 2012, 02:58:58 PM
Quote from: Laconian on April 05, 2012, 02:58:11 PM
Solution: never use the brakes.

Safe drivers don't brake.
2024 Mitsubishi Mirage ES

2o6

#44
April 05, 2012, 03:13:58 PM
I unerolled from this crap.


And to add insult to injury, they asked if I was a homeowner (they put "homeowner" by default) and since I said no, my rates went up 10$.  :facepalm:'


After six months, I don't think I will renew.

280Z Turbo

#45
April 05, 2012, 03:25:33 PM
Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on April 05, 2012, 02:58:58 PM
Safe drivers don't brake.

Get yourself some Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sports and you don't need brakes.

Eye of the Tiger

#46
April 05, 2012, 03:26:24 PM
Quote from: 280Z Turbo on April 05, 2012, 03:25:33 PM
Get yourself some Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sports and you don't need brakes.

Extra, extra rolling resistance?
2024 Mitsubishi Mirage ES

280Z Turbo

#47
April 05, 2012, 03:35:25 PM
Quote from: Eye of the Tiger on April 05, 2012, 03:26:24 PM
Extra, extra rolling resistance?

Could be. I don't know. I just know that I haven't gone fast enough to get any understeer in the dry yet. No need to brake for turns.

Raza

#48
April 05, 2012, 03:38:36 PM
Quote from: 2o6 on April 05, 2012, 02:54:28 PM
77 hard brakes today, and it's barely 5PM.

I don't recall how many of us told you this was a dumb idea.
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ergodic

#49
April 05, 2012, 04:44:41 PM
Wah... I was actually considering this too. Then the wife said something about me being dumb... Seems she was right?

hotrodalex

#50
April 05, 2012, 05:47:06 PM
Quote from: 2o6 on April 05, 2012, 02:54:28 PM
77 hard brakes today, and it's barely 5PM.

LOL

Speed_Racer

#51
April 05, 2012, 06:55:09 PM
Quote from: 2o6 on April 05, 2012, 02:54:28 PM
77 hard brakes today, and it's barely 5PM.


How is that even possible?

280Z Turbo

#52
April 05, 2012, 06:58:10 PM
Quote from: Speed_Racer on April 05, 2012, 06:55:09 PM

How is that even possible?

If you were driving a full loaded semi instead of a Yaris it would be hard braking.

2o6

#53
April 05, 2012, 07:42:33 PM
Quote from: Speed_Racer on April 05, 2012, 06:55:09 PM

How is that even possible?

Read the description of what Progressive considers a "Hard brake".

Rupert

#54
April 05, 2012, 10:14:29 PM
Quote from: Madman on April 05, 2012, 03:17:21 AM

Anything built since 1996 will have an OBD II port.  There's gotta be some some late '90s clunkers finding their way into demo derbys by now?


No way. Nothing built after the '80s is demo derby fodder. Not enough body on frame.
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2o6

#55
April 05, 2012, 10:19:51 PM
The math on this is screwed up. If I came from a stop from 20MPH, I need three full seconds.  :facepalm:

dazzleman

#56
April 07, 2012, 05:20:33 PM
I actually started a thread on "snapshot" a while back - months ago.

I hate the idea.  I think we're monitored too much already.  There's something scary and creepy about it.

I wonder what their criteria could possibly be in determining that ridiculous number of hard stops they came up with.  Are you sure the device isn't defective?
A good friend will come bail you out of jail...BUT, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, DAMN...that was fun!

2o6

#57
April 07, 2012, 08:25:04 PM
Quote from: dazzleman on April 07, 2012, 05:20:33 PM
I actually started a thread on "snapshot" a while back - months ago.

I hate the idea.  I think we're monitored too much already.  There's something scary and creepy about it.

I wonder what their criteria could possibly be in determining that ridiculous number of hard stops they came up with.  Are you sure the device isn't defective?


No, I drive a lot of stop-and-go.

dazzleman

#58
April 08, 2012, 05:34:04 AM
Quote from: 2o6 on April 07, 2012, 08:25:04 PM

No, I drive a lot of stop-and-go.

Either you jerk the car around a lot, or they have a very expansive definition of a hard stop.
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2o6

#59
April 08, 2012, 12:04:59 PM
Quote from: dazzleman on April 08, 2012, 05:34:04 AM
Either you jerk the car around a lot, or they have a very expansive definition of a hard stop.

Did you read the OP of what a hard brake is?


Quote from: 2o6 on April 04, 2012, 08:19:54 AM

I suppose, however the device does not have GPS. It has no knowledge of speed limits or anything like that. Basically if I drive smoothly, I get rewarded for this. No hard braking (Progressive bills this as being a drop of over 7mph in one second).



Quote from: MiataJohn on April 04, 2012, 09:24:51 AM

So let's see that means ten seconds and 513 feet, to brake to a standstill from 70 MPH   Good luck with that if you have to drive in any kind of traffic.

If you are going 35, it would take 5 seconds and 128 feet to come to a complete stop.

I can't see that happening in the real world.
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