03-27-2018, 07:18 AM | #1 | |
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Man Sues BMW After X5’s Automatic Soft-Closing Door Cut Off His Thumb
Obviously a scam. How does the SCAD pull the door close with "approximately one-foot ajar?" I hope he severed his thumb for nothing...dumb f...
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03-27-2018, 07:36 AM | #2 |
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He may be scamming to get BMW to pay for an injury he got elsewhere, but crushing your thumb off is not something anybody is likely to pull off on their own, especially somebody named Godwin Boateng.
But if I had this [most useless] feature, and kids, I'd probably want to trial it on something soft to be sure it actually has a working safety cutoff. |
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03-27-2018, 07:36 AM | #3 |
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tl;dr. A grown man who puts his hand at the door column and got his thumb chopped off later claims that the door's design is at fault.
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03-27-2018, 10:28 AM | #5 |
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If you have seen the pictures, he lost the tip of his thumb only. The whole article makes it sound much worse than it actually was. But the story is pretty unbelievable.
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03-27-2018, 10:53 AM | #7 |
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^beat me to it!
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03-27-2018, 11:42 AM | #8 |
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i'm sure there are disgruntled customers that would like to give BMW the finger, but this guy actually did it
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03-27-2018, 11:47 AM | #9 |
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03-27-2018, 11:49 AM | #10 |
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You wouldn't believe the kind of stories I hear everyday from people who think they are entitled to compensation for injuries caused by their own stupidity/negligence.
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03-27-2018, 11:58 AM | #11 |
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In order for the feature to work, the door has to be partially closed. If this guy really asserts that the door was open a foot and then closed itself from that point, BMW should be able to prove easily that this is mechanically impossible.
Strange claim. Some strange claims are real. This one sounds like bullshit.
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03-27-2018, 12:14 PM | #12 |
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Sounds like perhaps someone (him, for example) or something (a wind gust, for example) closed the door enough to engage the SCAD feature. He may genuinely believe that the feature activated on its own accord and with the door open as far as it was, but that does not stand up to basic reasoning.
Now whether the system's sensors should have detected the resistance his thumb would have given is another question. I suppose there are two parts to that - was it designed to protect a person from such a case, and if not, should it have been? As usual, lawyers will have plenty to argue about. |
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03-27-2018, 12:28 PM | #13 |
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I thought for SCAD to work, the door would have had to already been "locked" in, then it just pulls it shut? It's difficult to believe that SCAD works with the door ajar, especially at 1ft out??
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03-27-2018, 02:24 PM | #15 |
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Well, if you are standing outside your car waiting for someone with that tip resting on the door frame, then I'd say you are probably more than just a little bit liable, certainly tempting fate for no easily explainable reason, and might just be asking for the punishment.
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03-27-2018, 02:33 PM | #16 |
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That's what I thought as well. The story doesn't make sense, sounds like some facts are missing.
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03-27-2018, 02:43 PM | #17 |
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Reminds me of this: https://jalopnik.com/this-guy-used-a...ben-1411831631
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03-27-2018, 11:04 PM | #18 |
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03-28-2018, 06:34 AM | #19 |
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actually before soft closing system that gap is not that big not to squeeze your finger already.. i hope soon on every door on cars they wont put a sign saying your finger get hurt or something..
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03-28-2018, 09:34 AM | #21 | |
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This guy is full of Boateng.
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