Where have all the anti static strips gone from the back of cars.

[Beso]

You never see them these days, have people finally cottoned on to how worthless they are?

:shrug:

[Crimson Dynamo]

they were all the rage in the 70s

https://i.postimg.cc/PxBqsGF3/20200819-194111.jpg

[Crimson Dynamo]

these have gone too

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e1/5a/1f/e15a1f7635c38e25f0fa89267aeed0d6.jpg

[user104658]

I mean it's about the trade off really... would you rather very occasionally get a minor harmless static shock... or have one of these hanging off your car?

I used to get them constantly from our old car but have never had one from the new one... :think:... maybe it secretly has one of these hiding underneath.

[Niamh.]

I mean it's about the trade off really... would you rather very occasionally get a minor harmless static shock... or have one of these hanging off your car?

I used to get them constantly from our old car but have never had one from the new one... :think:... maybe it secretly has one of these hiding underneath.

I get them almost every time and they hurt :laugh: I've developed a bit of PTSD when it comes to touching the car door or any kind of door, computer etc I even get them when i touch people sometimes.

(still don't have those static things hanging off my car though)

[Cherie]

I get them almost every time and they hurt :laugh: I've developed a bit of PTSD when it comes to touching the car door or any kind of door, computer etc I even get them when i touch people sometimes.

(still don't have those static things hanging off my car though)

Went through a stage of it with lift buttons ..stopped now though

[Cherie]

What about those bead seats people used to use for their backs while driving :laugh: another fad :idc:

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/28/93/59/2893598f64680c04081494d9bb330038.gif

[user104658]

What about those bead seats people used to use for their backs while driving :laugh: another fad :idc:

Weren't they to stop your back getting sweaty? I'm sure I only ever saw them in taxis though. I think there are more modern options these days :joker:.

I remember when cars had little ashtrays next to the gearstick (yuck) and the 12v slot was for an actual lighter instead of USB ports.

My dad actually smoked in the car, too. That little ashtray was always stuffed with cigarette butts. Urgh.

[Niamh.]

Weren't they to stop your back getting sweaty? I'm sure I only ever saw them in taxis though. I think there are more modern options these days :joker:.

I remember when cars had little ashtrays next to the gearstick (yuck) and the 12v slot was for an actual lighter instead of USB ports.

My dad actually smoked in the car, too. That little ashtray was always stuffed with cigarette butts. Urgh.

Sweaty?? No they were supposed to massage your back as you drove I think?

My dad chain smoked everywhere, car, house everywhere and yeah those lighters weren't that long ago, were they? Or am I just really old now (don't answer that :p )

[Crimson Dynamo]

Weren't they to stop your back getting sweaty? I'm sure I only ever saw them in taxis though. I think there are more modern options these days :joker:.

I remember when cars had little ashtrays next to the gearstick (yuck) and the 12v slot was for an actual lighter instead of USB ports.

My dad actually smoked in the car, too. That little ashtray was always stuffed with cigarette butts. Urgh.

when i first went down to London you could smoke on the Tube

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[Niamh.]

Gavin remembers when you could smoke in the cinema

[Crimson Dynamo]

Gavin remembers when you could smoke in the cinema

yes that was great when i was a kid - just seeing the red ember

[Niamh.]

yes that was great when i was a kid - just seeing the red ember

I smoke (I know, shame shame) but I would hate to sit in a cinema with people smoking :laugh:

[Cherie]

Sweaty?? No they were supposed to massage your back as you drove I think?

My dad chain smoked everywhere, car, house everywhere and yeah those lighters weren't that long ago, were they? Or am I just really old now (don't answer that :p )

Yes I think they were for massage :laugh:

[bots]

car drivers are basically suckers for pointless accessories. Think fluffy dice, sheepskin seat covers, go faster stripes, the list is endless, and some companies made a fortune :laugh:

[user104658]

Yes I think they were for massage :laugh:

Well you still get those too then - it's just that now it's a thing that plugs into the 12v socket and actually massages

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/132879202188-0-1/s-l1000.jpg

Surely this is distracting though... :think:

[Niamh.]

car drivers are basically suckers for pointless accessories. Think fluffy dice, sheepskin seat covers, go faster stripes, the list is endless, and some companies made a fortune :laugh:

I don't think I have any kind of accessories at all in mine :laugh:

[user104658]

car drivers are basically suckers for pointless accessories. Think fluffy dice, sheepskin seat covers, go faster stripes, the list is endless, and some companies made a fortune :laugh:

I think fluffy dice are actually a punishable offense these days, because they can obstruct the driver's view. £100 on-the-spot and 3 points on your license quite possibly (though if you get pulled over and are polite and they're feeling generous, they may just explain that it's not allowed and tell you to remove them immediately).

Having anything at all hanging there is technically breaking the highway code. Unlikely to be pulled over for a small air freshener or whatever (but you still technically could be) BUT a couple of big ol' swinging dice on the front windscreen might well be enough to prompt a stop from a traffic cop on a slow day.

[Crimson Dynamo]

i always have one of these on the go just like my dad always did

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51WFk2IXdfL._AC_.jpg

[Beso]

Were they supposed to reduce travel sickness as well.

[AnnieK]

I think fluffy dice are actually a punishable offense these days, because they can obstruct the driver's view. £100 on-the-spot and 3 points on your license quite possibly (though if you get pulled over and are polite and they're feeling generous, they may just explain that it's not allowed and tell you to remove them immediately).

Having anything at all hanging there is technically breaking the highway code. Unlikely to be pulled over for a small air freshener or whatever (but you still technically could be) BUT a couple of big ol' swinging dice on the front windscreen might well be enough to prompt a stop from a traffic cop on a slow day.

They are meant to fail you on your MOT if you have an Air Freshener hanging from your rear view mirror. Sure most MOT examiners will just remove them (i know mine does)

[Cherie]

Well you still get those too then - it's just that now it's a thing that plugs into the 12v socket and actually massages

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/i/132879202188-0-1/s-l1000.jpg

Surely this is distracting though... :think:

well I guess so :laugh:

[Cherie]

Were they supposed to reduce travel sickness as well.

Yes

[Beso]

I'm not 100 percent sure on the physics of it, but would rubber tyres pick up static?

[bots]

They are meant to fail you on your MOT if you have an Air Freshener hanging from your rear view mirror. Sure most MOT examiners will just remove them (i know mine does)

Annie outs her extensive collection of fluffy dice and air fresheners :laugh:

[user104658]

They are meant to fail you on your MOT if you have an Air Freshener hanging from your rear view mirror. Sure most MOT examiners will just remove them (i know mine does)

Yeah any obstruction of the windscreen is an MOT fail and reason to pull you over (and you can get 3 points). Even an air freshener :umm2:.

[hijaxers]

Yeah any obstruction of the windscreen is an MOT fail and reason to pull you over (and you can get 3 points). Even an air freshener :umm2:.

Worlds gone nuts !

[Beso]

Worlds gone nuts !

https://images.app.goo.gl/qENHhNjVXmtMYhi28

[bots]

Yeah any obstruction of the windscreen is an MOT fail and reason to pull you over (and you can get 3 points). Even an air freshener :umm2:.

it amazes me that they can get so hot for air fresheners, yet half of drivers could be seriously sight impaired and not fit to drive because they havent had an eye test

[user104658]

it amazes me that they can get so hot for air fresheners, yet half of drivers could be seriously sight impaired and not fit to drive because they havent had an eye test

Me 2018 - 2020 :joker:.

I didn't realise how bad my eyes were until I went to get them checked and they put up the letters and I said "Oh **** :umm2: "

Since my wife drives me everywhere now (as I essentially have no right foot), I like to occasionally take off my glasses in the car and say "lol I was driving about like this :hehe:". It's especially dramatic at night, headlights create a massive "lens flare" effect (astigmatism) that basically makes everything just a blur of lights and colours. Then I pop my glasses back on and it all flips into focus.

A novelty still, over a year later.

But yeah I shouldn't have been driving at all. ****ing hell.

[Beso]

Bet you could still spot a dodgy pound coin from a mile of though T S.:joker: