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The audible part of the alarm will just have a voice yelling "Wolf! Wolf! Wolf!", as that is the entire effect anyway. Would reduce nuisance.
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I think that would be just as annoying as the sirens, beeps, and squawks alarms have now. And what would it say if it really is being jacked? "No, really, this time it's true! It is, it is IT IS!!! You must believe me!" The concept of a car alarm literally crying wolf is funny, though. |
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I saw what looked like someone stealing a car the other day. I wasn't sure though but I considered calling the police. Then I saw that it was a BMW and changed my mind. |
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Perhaps the system could deliver other fable-based messages to theives should the car be stolen anyway. "Don't pull that face, 'cause if the wind changes..." |
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Can't they make a car alarm that waits for the _second_ jolt within a short time period before ringing? That would prevent 100% of the alarms we hear today. |
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"Then I saw that it was a BMW and changed my mind." |
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Huh? Are you that brand conscious? |
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This reminds me of an old technique for stealing a car:
Give the car a thump every night, so that the alarm goes off. Finally the owner will leave the alarm off...... |
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No, ling. 0% of car owners can pick their car's alarm out of a test set of 2 alarms. |
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BMW drivers always try to kill me [bristolz]. I don't know why, but whenever someone endangers my life through reckless driving nine times out of ten they're driving a BMW. |
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[phundug], do you see that car in your driveway with all the lights flashing. Can you hear an annoying sound? That's your car alarm.
Yes you are right, if the car alarm keeps going off, just park the car down the road outside someone else's house. |
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Could the car alarm howl like a wolf instead of saying "Wolf!"? Then we could all pretend it was the old days again. More sensibly, incorporate [phundug]'s 2nd shock policy in an alarm that will allow a customisable recording to be played. This will ensure the owner responds if they're within range, and turn the damn thing off if it's a false positive. |
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//I don't know why, but whenever someone endangers my life through reckless driving nine times out of ten they're driving a BMW// |
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Nope, in my experience it's Vectra owners that are the worst. |
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You have to bear in mind that BMWs appear to be set up so the car feels as if it wants to drive slightly faster at any given speed. Sounds daft, but empirically it's true. |
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have the alarm play "it's a small world" |
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How about the fable-based security system. The car keys are deposited in a hole in the side of the car. When the thief puts his hand into the hole and grabs the keys, his fist will be too large to remove and the police can apprehend him. |
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Alternatively there could be a keypad where the would-be thief has to guess your name. If he succeeds he gets the car, otherwise he has to work in your cellar. |
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