> In my own personal, non-objective observation over several decades,
> unless the vehicle stops, fifty percent of the drivers in my household
> will not notice any dashboard warning indicator, and continue to
drive.
> Speedometer and fuel might as well be the only gauges. Everything else
> is completely ignored, including the red light that indicates the
> parking brake is on. And, as it turns out, the car has enough power to
> make complete trips in town and on highways while overcoming the
> influence of said brake. On multiple occasions. Apparently the
decreased
> acceleration was not noticed either, or the smoke from the rear
wheels.

<Splitting my sides laughing...>

>=20
> I guess the point is, no tire pressure warning system will be 100%
> effective, so there is no need to make it 100% accurate.
>=20
> Even if they made it so the car needed an override button be pushed to
> start the car if there was a warning indicated, some drivers would
just
> get into the habit of pushing that button automatically and continue
to
> ignore any alerts.

Ain't that the truth ...
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