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What are some "no brainer" inventions or features that just haven't made it to the consumer yet? (lemmy.world)

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[-] nevemsenki@lemmy.world 38 points 8 months ago

It's not exactly universal. In Germany, this can be interpreted as you warning of a pending emergency and trigger slowdown; they'd do thanks by signalling left-right-left-right rapidly.

[-] UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.works 22 points 8 months ago

Wtf this is like dark souls pantomime shit. You drivers really need a better way to communicate

[-] meco03211@lemmy.world 30 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Like a simple secondary horn that's quieter and less aggressive?

[-] UNWILLING_PARTICIPANT@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

Maybe like a kazoo

[-] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

Oh, yeah, we use that too. It's absolutely contextual, on the highway we use it for what you described.

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