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[–] psivchaz@reddthat.com 13 points 11 months ago (8 children)

The DUI device will let you shift into neutral? I thought usually you had to turn the key to get it into neutral.

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[–] Taldan@lemmy.world 25 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It would be a safety hazard if it prevented you from shifting into neutral, for situations like this. Tow truck would have needed to put it in neutral as well

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[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

Tow trucks dont have to. If they cant tow it on a free axle, they'll just use dollys.

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[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Sometimes but many cars also have a shift lock override that allows you to drop it in neutral, usually a small slot near the shifter knob the key will fit into. Dollys are only good for short distance and sometimes you need to get it on a bed.

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[–] village604@adultswim.fan 18 points 11 months ago

Depends on the car and device, but I think they usually disable the ignition, not the key turning.

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[–] magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 11 months ago* (2 children)

Don't most cars also have the little hidden keyhole next to the shifter, specifically for this purpose?

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[–] Rooster326@programming.dev 2 points 11 months ago* (1 child)

No not specifically for a bunch of alcoholics to move a car under human power.

But yes most cars do have that.

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[–] magic_smoke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

Okay, maybe not that specifically, but more generally, to move the car when it cannot, for whatever reason, move itself.

Even if that reason is alchohilism.

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[–] frank@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

I mean it is pretty damn unlikely these days but it could be a stick

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