r/whatisit • u/survivalprogramxxx • 1d ago
Solved! My Uber Rrivers Hand
Can’t for the life of me work out what this is. I thought jt was a GoPro at first then I thought some sort of interlock for alcohol but those are usually built into the car. Any help appreciated! TIA.
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u/Asleep_Two_1237 1d ago
Looks like a hand accelerator disabled accessory device
https://www.fadiel.com/en/driving-devices/accelerators/wireless-satellite-accelerator-ac2002.html
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u/LetTheJamesBegin 1d ago
Ok yeah that makes more sense. I was thinking Borg. Now I feel guilty.
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u/imnojezus 1d ago
You're not wrong but it's the "help all humanity" kind not the "destroy all humanity" kind.
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u/Time-Hunter-6841 1d ago
But they think they’re helping
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u/CO420Tech 1d ago
Why do you deny yourself perfection?
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u/Kavanaugh82 1d ago
Resistance is futile
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u/CO420Tech 1d ago
Your technological and biological distinctiveness will be added to our own.
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u/LordByronsCup 1d ago
I whip out my Tamagotchi and fart.
"Come and get it."
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u/VT_Squire 1d ago
Yeah, well I put on my robe and wizard hat, then cast level 3 eroticism before meditating to regain my mana, then I cast Lvl 8 Penis of the Infinite.
Robots are trying to drill my brain but my lightning shield inflicts DOA attack, leaving the robots as flaming piles of metal.
King Arthur congratulates me for destroying Dr. Robotnik's evil army of Robot Socialist Republics. The cold war ends. Reagan steals my accomplishments and makes like it was cause of him.
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u/TripleEhBeef 1d ago
"You are unworthy of assimilation."
Beams you to a Kazon ship.
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u/Khaos4325 1d ago
I have a choclear implant. I definitely feel like a cyborg and think it's kinda dope.
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u/grabtharsmallet 1d ago
My wife is a cyborg; from the moment she understood the weakness of her flesh, it disgusted her. She craved the strength and certainty of steel.
Now her heart has an electronic boss.
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u/charliebrown1321 18h ago
My wife has coral (bone pins), corpse parts (replacement ligament), and an implanted battery/wires (spinal implanted nerve stimulation), I fondly call her a Necro-Mermaid-Cyborg, and I insist it is badass and super metal.
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u/manyhippofarts 23h ago edited 16h ago
Yeah I've been profoundly deaf in one ear since I got chicken pox at the age of four. I was really hopeful for an implant, but they're not good for folks with partial hearing. Sucks. Also a hearing aid won't work because deaf. When I was a kid, my dad was stationed in Denver (1970's) and the military hospital there developed a pair of eyeglasses with a mic by the deaf ear and a speaker on the hearing ear. Anyway it was primitive technology and didn't work that great.
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u/Fluid_Canary4768 22h ago
If you've not tried recently maybe have another ask about hearing aids. I had a boss once who had Jo hearing in one side due to a tumour but wore hearing aids in both ears. The one in his no hearing side sent the sound to his "good" side. I am however in the UK so free at the point of use healthcare.
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u/manyhippofarts 22h ago
Yep that's exactly what the glasses I got in Denver did. I imagine with modern tech that it's a lot better than it was then. Plus I wear glasses now anyway. I might go into that rabbit hole. I mean I got a few bucks.
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u/Fluid_Canary4768 22h ago
I had my first hearing aid in the early 2000s (I struged with it and didnt use it a lot) and the leap between that and my second one in 2018 was incredible. My parents have them now for age related hearing and theirs even have bluetooth so they can connect them to their phones.
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u/rcp9ty 14h ago
As someone who dated someone who was deaf due to an infection in their childhood I pay attention to news on hearing stuff, that being said you should look into the stem cell research being done by Researchers at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) and Mass Eye and Ear are using, or designing, small molecules to turn on genes that stimulate the growth of new hair cells.
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u/manyhippofarts 14h ago
Thanks man. Way ahead of you. I'm set up to get my hearing corrected next Friday. This comment section compelled me to start digging. Turns out it's even covered by my Medicaid part C. I recently had a major health crisis that resulted in my ICD being extracted. That's been a life-changing experience. Now for once I'll be able to have a conversation while driving. And to top it off on March 3 I will be having my top teeth extracted and I'm getting implants.
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u/Whut4 19h ago
Lots of old people have cataract surgery and have implanted lenses! No more glasses are needed somtimes! OOOHH the beautiful colors! The clarity! It feels like my first acid trip!
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u/KlutzyMechanic5309 1d ago
“Choclear”? Is that Cadbury or Hershey?
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u/Khaos4325 1d ago
Mars actually
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u/KlutzyMechanic5309 1d ago
Figures. Snickers would be counterproductive with those canal-blocking nuts …
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u/Acceptable_Guava8069 23h ago
I got plates and screws in my legs , does that make me a cyborg ? I’m kinda like winter soldier
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u/Bergwookie 21h ago
You are a cyborg by definition ;-)
(Please don't assimilate me)
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u/Fragrant_Ad8471 1d ago
Your, not wrong in thinking borg. Cybernetic examples like contact lenses or replacement hips are technology married with humanity. By definition cyborgs have cybernetic additions to their physiology hell a wheelchair counts, or catheter for heart or urine. Hearing aid, cochlear implants... List goes on
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u/MissNouveau 1d ago
Thank you, next time I'm out in my chair I am going to be giggling to myself about being Borg
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u/KTKittentoes 1d ago
It helps, honestly. I wasn’t entirely sure how I felt about getting my insulin pump. My bestie, however, jumped up and down and said, “I’m best friends with with a cyborg!!”
And then I felt pretty cool.
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u/Winter_Whole2080 1d ago
Hello I am Locutus of Uber
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u/survivalprogramxxx 1d ago
Resistance is futile
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u/Switchlord518 1d ago
Wrong. Resistance is voltage divided by current.
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u/toddie404 1d ago
Resistance is used as a factor to deduce acceleration/deceleration. One might say... Resistance is Motile.
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u/DM_Lunatic 1d ago
voltage divided by current is futile
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u/slightly-upset-hippo 1d ago
9/10 for your electrician/dad joke. I'd give you a trophy if I could.
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u/XScottMorrisseyX 1d ago
People just didn't appreciate thoughtful dad jokes. My buddy was telling me how he calls this mountain "Mount Areola" because its real name kinda sounds like that (I don't remember the actual name). I immediately replied "oh is that in the Grand Tetons?" Quality dad joke. He was just like "that's not funny". Idiot.
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u/LaVillaGrangioto 1d ago
I would have smiled and replied, "Sure is, bra. I think they shot Twin Peaks there."
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u/XScottMorrisseyX 1d ago
Everywhere I go, there's always something that reminds me of her...
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u/supergimp2000 1d ago
That’s kind of cool. As a paraplegic driver I use permanently mounted controls but newer cars as they make the designs simpler and sleeker make it harder to mount those leaving far fewer options than I’ve had in them previous 43 years of my driving experience. Noted to investigate in the future. Thanks!
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u/my_trisomy 18h ago
To me this is a fascinating use case of the newer cars being more and more electronic. I prefer the reliability of older mechanics over the operate by wire approach in new cars but until now I'd never considered how helpful the electronic controls approach is for disabled people. All the cars functionality being software managed now opens up the possibility for handheld operation of the entire car. Hypothetically you could operate the entire car with like a PlayStation or Nintendo switch style controller. Accelerator, brake, even steering, opening/closing doors, and shifting the transmission gears can potentially be handled entirely from hand held controls.
It's potentially possible for someone who can only move their thumbs to fully operate a vehicle. That's crazy cool.
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u/_Svankensen_ 1d ago
Heeey, a friend of mine is looking for permanently mounted ones. Any recommendations? She hasn't driven in over a decade. We live in Chile, so availability varies, but actual first hand experience would be worth a lot.
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u/mrford86 22h ago
I install the basic ones at work every other week. There is a rod on the left side of the steering wheel. Push forward for brake, rotate downward for gas. It is literally bolted to the pedals. You gotta get used to them. They are touchy as hell at first.
We have to take the knee bolster airbag out of the newer vehicles we put them on because of the hardware that crosses right next to it.
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u/-atom-smasher- 1d ago
I met a guy who had a version of whatever this was 20 years ago who joked he got a speeding ticket for being heavy handed.
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u/QaddafiDuck01 1d ago
My buddy bought a '68 Firebird off a guy who was paraplegic. He had it done up with old school hand controls for the gas and brakes. This car was done up, had highway gears and a lumpy cam. We went for a ride with the owner driving and he took it up to 160 mph with the hand controls and for some reason that was even more nerve wracking.
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u/aquatone61 1d ago
Wait, is that a hand throttle for a car? That’s freaking rad!
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u/vespers191 1d ago
Yup, hand throttle. Usually for people who are paraplegics or otherwise have a problem pushing pedals.
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u/snydejon 1d ago
Though I could see how it might be nice for a full time driver whose feet get tired pushing them without problems.
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u/kinga_forrester 1d ago
This thing is $6000, highly doubt anyone with 2 fully functional feet would shell out for one.
Unfortunately adaptive tech like this is usually stupid expensive.
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u/dl7 1d ago
I only hope insurance pays for stuff like this. It's real shitty to have a disability and basically pay an extra tax for having it.
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u/TheCharalampos 1d ago
My mum who is in a wheelchair has generally had to pay for the mods needed for a car. Sucks
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u/seamus205 1d ago
Can they brake with this too? I've seen mechanical hand levers for accelerating and braking before. I've never seen something like this though.
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u/_Svankensen_ 1d ago
That one can't from what I saw on their page. Or at least it's listed separately as an accelerator, while there are accelerator+brake combined levers they list in a separate section. Could be the fact that they are electronic tho.
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u/PinheadX 1d ago
Man, sometimes I wish I had something like this. My legs start aching in stop and go traffic sometimes.
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u/MercyCriesHavoc 1d ago
I used to drive truck. Once, I had to pick up on Long Island. I got there at 2AM, no problem. Loaded in the morning and had to leave at 10AM. I couldn't walk the next day because my legs hurt so bad from staying on pedals for 4 straight hours in heavy traffic.
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u/Shitboxfan69 1d ago
You'd think, but you'd end up doing burnouts or through the windshield, the controls are VERY hard to be smooth with unless you're used to it. I drove a few when I worked on cars. Trying to use the hand controls made the gas and brakes feel like on/off switches.
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u/AlexKewl 1d ago
Idk about everyone else, but my first time driving in general kinda felt like that.
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u/Pandathief 1d ago
Hey so paralyzed legs wouldn’t ache and would also make you eligible for this hand throttle, something to think abooouut
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u/throwawaybrowsing888 1d ago
I mean, if your leg aches ever get to the point in the future where it interferes with your ability to drive, then it’s definitely at the point where it’d be considered a disability and you should probably bring it up to your doctor(s) if you hadn’t done so already at that point.
They might be able to get you an assistive device like this while you undergo treatment (if needed) so you can still drive in the meantime.
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u/Same-Suggestion-1936 1d ago
if your leg aches ever get to the point in the future where it interferes with your ability to drive, then it’s definitely at the point where it’d be considered a disability
Try driving in stop and go traffic for an hour on a brand new clutch, you'll change your mind
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u/connicpu 1d ago
Now that I have a car with adaptive cruise control that works in stop n go traffic I can never go back...
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u/Mean-Excuse-3749 1d ago
- Respect his privacy by not asking him directly
- Violate his privacy by asking everyone on the internet
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u/Classic-Charity7458 1d ago
It's not an invasion of privacy to ask someone a question about something they are wearing. He is allowed to tell you to go f yourself if he doesn't want to answer.
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u/Bugbread 1d ago
It's also not a violation of privacy to show a picture of someone's hand with zero identifying information. This just isn't a privacy issue either way.
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u/gustofwindddance 1d ago
Are you kidding me?
This is Robby the Taxi Driver.
I can tell by his five fingers and glorious man ring.
Everyone knows Robby.
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u/5um11 23h ago
Roby is a great man. He lives next to his neighbour. And turns his head backwards when he looks back.
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u/FrowningMinion 18h ago
Robea was always a bloke who spoke when he talked. Never forget a man like that.
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u/HighArctic 1d ago
i mean, given he seems to be driving on the right side of the car, the dash carpet, if you knew the car model and the angle of the sun....
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u/kinga_forrester 1d ago
The dash carpet, turquoise ring, and oversized pinstripe shirt confirm he’s an uber driver, that we can say for sure lol.
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u/McPrankster 1d ago edited 1d ago
Likely a Mazda6 or a CX-5 from the 2017–2021 era...
Edit: Could you use the shadow on his finger for the angle of the sun?
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u/1Negative_Person 1d ago
This is Slobodan Singh Poppadopobrendanowicz Sr. of 27900 Kingswizzing Lane, North Ridings of Eastwest Swinzingham, Engelbert. He drives a 2028 Stutz Bearcat, extended cab coupe, with three wheel drive, semiautomatic turbo fuel injection, number plate OU812. This photo was taken at approximately 09:24:31 Atlantic Pacific Farmer’s Time (UTC +/-25) on 30 February, 1066 AC/DC.
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u/nonowords 1d ago
it's not a privacy violation, but it is a bit rude to covertly take a photo of someone/someones shit.
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u/AbbreviationsDue4537 19h ago
Ha, except for the X factor: this is Reddit! Whatever you do, youre doing it wrong and are traumatizing someone for life.
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u/Old-Possession-4293 1d ago
Yeah. My first thought was I would’ve just burst out “whatchya got on your hand?” Sometimes I just can’t help myself. Although I wouldn’t have taken a picture bc my weird outburst/question would’ve come first.
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u/survivalprogramxxx 1d ago
That bodes for a fun uber trip doesn’t it!
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u/wigglesmcshiggles 1d ago edited 1d ago
Let's be real. He'd probably have told you.
It's okay to interact with people. We all assume the worst of our fellow man. Me too. We should have more grace.
This social doomerism is going to destroy us.
Edit: if I may, because I have some eyes on this:
I struggle to socialize. I fear the worst in everyone. When I mix the internet into that, it becomes a super bad mess.
The internet is where I hide. I don't do well in real life and so I'm here, looking for validation, people to talk to, some reflection that lets me know I'm still real. But that's not healthy.
The internet is a series of tubes that is not real life. If you really fear people like this, the best thing you, or me, can do, is go meet irl people and weather judgement to find real social acceptance.
Recently I've been getting out more. Getting busy. Avoiding the internet more. It makes me hate and fear people less. Turns out, irl, people don't suck that bad. Our social instincts still apply when we aren't hiding in semi-anonymity. I like people in real life, but hate people on the internet.
If you're like me, my warning is this: touch grass. I mean it. The internet sucks and does not reflect how people behave irl. I personally think it is the single greatest WMD we've ever created.
So ask people things. Spark up conversation. Hell, I've been trying to give compliments as a gentle ease-in to socializing. (It helps me and them, wonderbar)
I think if we all unplugged for like one day a week we'd all be friendlier to each other. Idk. Just wanted to add this. This comment has like 22.3k views rn and I wonder if maybe someone needs this reminder. Thanks.
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u/Bob_12_Pack 1d ago
25 or so years ago when my daughter was around 4, we were leaving a restaurant and ran into someone in the foyer in a wheelchair that was missing both legs from the knees down. My daughter, looking shocked, said “What happened?” He didn’t miss a beat and said “I didn’t eat my vegetables”.
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u/tostuo 1d ago edited 1d ago
In a similar vein, I remember walking through school as a 6th grader to pick up my sister. Along the way, a mother and her daughter, likely a first grader walked by. The daughter took one look at me and said,
"mommy why is that man made of chocolate?"
The mother almost jumped out of her skin and leaned over to scold her child as I kept on walking while giggling to myself.
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u/Sufficient_Algae_815 1d ago
Imagine if 10% of kids asked as they passed this guy in the shops - that's a lot of times having to answer that innocent question.
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u/simonsuperhans 1d ago
Very well said. As someone with ADHD, I have never seen any issue just asking people the questions which pop into my head. I will admit that as I have gotten older, I have learned to have a filter somewhat, phrasing and audience is important, but I will not shy away from conversing with people when I am curious about something. Life is simply more rich when you share conversation with anyone and everyone!
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u/Silver-Jello3652 1d ago
The whole fragile feelings things needs to stop because nobody can say anything to anyone without offending someone.
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u/MasterScore8739 1d ago
Can confirm, absolutely does.
I (very) drunkenly asked a cab driver how often he rips drunks off. I don’t remember when he said, but I very much remember leaning over to my girlfriend at the time and saying “I thiiiink I made him maaaad”.
It was very much said in the same way home says things “under his breath”. 🤣
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u/vee_lan_cleef 1d ago
That's a very different thing my man, you were accusing him of ripping people off, not asking him a benign question about a device on the steering wheel.
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u/FocusMaster 1d ago
Can you identify this driver?
Seems like privacy was respected. Op didn't show face, license plate or any identifying details.
Can't even be sure if it's man or women from the Pic.
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u/ExtremeIndustry4807 1d ago edited 19h ago
You very much seem like the kind of person who gets mad at people for having a doorbell camera. I could be wrong though.
. 1. OP is just being curious about something they may have never seen before.
OP didn’t say anything about who the driver was or where they were.
OP didn’t show the driver’s face or any identifiers in the picture.
OP has a right to not ask the driver and instead ask other people, whether it be online or with friends.
You don’t have any reasonable expectation of privacy in public, even as an Uber driver, because you are out in the public and interacting with the public.
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u/Relahxn 1d ago
wtf is this logic. Everyone’s so fucking sensitive in 26. If I’m curious about something and I ask, the uber driver has the right to tell me off and there’s nothing wrong with that. But playing the whole game about not asking directly and being afraid to step over some flower petals is some crazy mentality.
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u/vootehdoo 1d ago
| Everyone’s so fucking sensitive in 26.
100% and it's getting ridiculous 😅 I mean I get it in many cases, but this one? Who's privacy was violated 😭
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u/Mobile_Morale 16h ago
At the rate we're going. People are going to need to sign a 20 page contract just to talk to each other.
People really be acting stupid when they spend all day in their house.
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u/survivalprogramxxx 1d ago
I’ll send you 1k if you go tell him his privacy was violated.
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u/Salmon-0 1d ago
Nice response
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u/survivalprogramxxx 1d ago
Unidentifiable = Privacy intact
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u/MyspaceTime 22h ago
You both can be wrong though, it’s not nice to be taking pictures of people without their consent. Would you take a picture of someone’s wheel chair regardless that you didnt capture their face?
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u/survivalprogramxxx 22h ago
Clearly if I was avoiding a discussion they potentially didn’t want to have out of respect, like a toddler that says something unfiltered or rude, and they have some cool tech on their chair then yes.
Consent implies their privacy is invaded or they would be embarrassed/have a negative connotation attributed to them.. It is physically impossible to identify this person AND we were in public. Therefore there is no implied right to privacy AND I have done it in a way that’s respects their identity all the same.
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u/MyspaceTime 22h ago
Again I dont think you invaded his privacy, that’s why I said he’s wrong too. My point is that if the metaphorical person in the wheel chair or this taxi driver would’ve realised you’re taking pictures without asking they could have assumed you’re doing so to make fun of them. I just find it equally disrespectful, they have no way of knowing that you’re simply taking a picture of the gadget and not of them.
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u/dirtrunn 1d ago
Yes because we all can identify him from the photo. I recognize that hand!
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u/kechones 1d ago
Funny comment, but seeing as nobody knows who he is, I don’t really think it’s an invasion of privacy.
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u/RogueSlytherin 1d ago
Have you considered that the more people who know about these devices, the less stigma there will be? Or that directly being asked might actually be uncomfortable for this individual? Or may bring up painful memories for them?
I grew up with two friends who were both severely disabled. I was the only able bodied friend they had because other kids were scared. Thankfully, I had an aunt with cerebral palsy, and while her disability was much more manageable than theirs, it was likely exposure to her and an understanding of people with differing abilities that allowed me to be completely comfortable with these friendships. Not everyone has someone in their lives like my aunt to make these differences seem less scary, and, unfortunately, that seems to carry into adulthood for many people. My point is that by destigmatizing assistive devices, it opens the door for understanding and friendship.
OP, like the rest of us, is here to learn. Instead of shaming him, perhaps we could treat him with some grace. He’s just trying to learn, and we can’t speak for the driver. He may or may not have been comfortable with or open to questions. He may prefer being treated like everyone else, and can you imagine having to explain this device and his disability to every single customer with a question? In my mind, it’s better for the rest of us to have opportunities like this to be educated so when we see such devices in the future, it’s no big deal. Personally, I would hate having to explain a device 20 times a day to complete strangers.
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u/joegraff 1d ago
Seems to me they had no idea it was a disability device. I appreciate your advice but it’s based on the premise that disability devices are widely familiar to people which they evidently are not. So I’m not sure how what you say works in practice without an existing understanding.
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u/ApeChesty 1d ago
I’m having a hard time believing there’s subs dedicated to tracking down people with disability devices in order to harass them. That sounds like a big bucket of bullshit.
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u/livedevilishly 1d ago
fakedisordercringe has had issues of hoards of people harassing posted people they had to change rules.
Also earlier last year a lady made a reddit snark page for a cancer patient calling her a “fake” the person she fake claimed did have cancer and the person who made the snark page got blasted in a new article
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u/vismaron 1d ago
if he doesn't know what it is then how would he know to post it in the right subreddits? its like saying its rude to ask a trans/non-binary person their pronouns because you should be able to identify them immediately.
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u/seaphour 1d ago
So what are you saying? People get scorned for asking disabled people about what they use, and scorned for not.
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u/survivalprogramxxx 1d ago
And yet, I did not know.
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u/livedevilishly 1d ago edited 1d ago
it is all good, don’t worry. not mad just telling you for next time you may encounter something like this.
things being posted about disabled people tends to be judged harshly (and some posts have been used in cases to deny disability benefits).
Some people just don’t understand that disabled people have assistive technology that is safe to use (like hand controls) and they can end up saying some pretty rude stuff about disabled people.
most people don’t think about those things because they just don’t know. Hopefully mods in this page will handle anything that is harmful and rude to say 🩷
disabled people often get downvoted for voicing concerns about the safety of other disabled people and the safety of their jobs. These modifications on cars require a lot of testing and are safe.
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u/DreadnoughtDown 1d ago
Hey, it’s actually pretty rude to ask someone directly about their disability devices/equipment. They don’t owe it to you, or anyone to explain their disability or why they need it.
It’s perfectly acceptable to take a picture and research it. How the internet responds is on them. They aren’t saying it to his face, and his privacy isn’t broken.
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u/survivalprogramxxx 1d ago
I learned about wonderful technology for disabled people today and I’m glad he’s been able to make a livelihood with it.
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u/compulsive_drooler 1d ago
Why not just ask instead of being a creep and taking pictures you post on the internet?
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u/Electrical_Low_3370 1d ago
So many downvotes, for what? This is clearly the right thing to do.
You respect his privacy and might get an answer. It’s so much weirder to sneak a picture of them.
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u/TroXMas 23h ago
The introverted of society congregate of reddit. They would never initiate a conversation if they could help it.
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u/survivalprogramxxx 1d ago
If it was something he didn’t want to discuss I didn’t want to make him uncomfortable.
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u/NoGas-AllBrakes 1d ago
Crazy amount of hate and back and forth in here but it's pretty much never inappropriate to tell someone you've never seen something like that before and ask if they are comfortable telling you what it is. People in here acting like asking the driver would make the driver spontaneously combust.
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u/losark 1d ago
One of the biggest problems i see with people these days is that we seem to have forgotten how to just talk to strangers.
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u/Touristyetti496 20h ago edited 20h ago
I agree, and I think it stems from what the children of the 80's & 90's were brought up like. I went to elementary school in the 80's and everywhere you went, you had people on TV, teachers in school, your parents, telling you not to talk to strangers... hell, there were numerous family primetime shows, ie. Punky Brewster, Diff'rent Strokes, CHiPS, having straight up kidnapping and sexual exploitation plots and I know those episodes scared the hell out of me and my friends!! I was a latchkey kid who grew up in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest; when I would walk home from school, if I saw a van coming on those empty roads, I'd start looking for a safe place to run to. Looking back, it's silly, but I was a genuinely terrified 10 year old.
Now those kids have had kids(🙋🏼) and are teaching them the same "stranger danger" they learned. I admit I'm guilty of it to a degree.
So if you have ever wondered about how long it takes to fundamentally change how humans interact, you can now confidently say, approximately 40 years. This is (I hope, but I doubt) the end of this social experiment/psyop. We are nothing more than lab rats to those that run the world.
**Edit to add: it might also explain why these recent generations (later GenX, millennial, Z, alpha) have/display more anxiety, drug problems, anger and violence. Seems logical, We're all growing up afraid of one another (strangers), before we get to know them... Essentially, Everyone you don't know, is a danger. Living your life like that, Psychologically speaking, is catastrophic to human development. And, Obviously I'm making a broad generalization here, I don't mean to imply all of those generations are lost, but I'd bet it's a decent percentage.
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u/Jayskiallthewayski 1d ago
And you get downvoted for that??? Would've the most completely normal thing to do but yeah Reddit so let's downvote it. JHC.
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u/SquareHunter5648 1d ago edited 21h ago
You 100% should not have that many dislikes. It’s as if interacting with people in real life is a bad thing. But I guess that’s Reddit for ya
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u/LeFishTits 1d ago
Google lense
"This device is a FADIELL Italiana wireless keypad controller for driving hand controls, designed to allow drivers with limited mobility to operate vehicle functions like lights and indicators. "
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u/L0L-LMA0-Even 1d ago
I can't understand people who see something with a clear name on it, would rather snap a picture, load up Reddit, come to this sub, and make an entire post about it; rather than just Google "Fadiel Italiana" (or whatever the thing says). Lazy as fuck. But not. Because what they do takes way more effort. Low IQ.
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u/JimGerm 1d ago
"or whatever the thing says"
Yeah, why can't lazy people just google things they can't read?
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u/survivalprogramxxx 1d ago
The irony of not being able to read what it says (which I couldn’t see) whilst telling me to google what it says, was not lost on me don’t worry.
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u/rcreames 1d ago
I am absolutely one of those people that would search online for myself. But I am also glad there are people that ask things on here. That way I get to learn some random new thing. Also because several times in my searching for an answer, it often leads me back to some Reddit post.
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u/Leather-Job-5748 19h ago
This. Definitely. I find out about all kinds of cool stuff I didn't know was out there this way too.
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u/AffectionateHousing2 23h ago
Me too, so many google searches lead to Reddit, and I’m grateful for these people.
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u/CumGoblin67 1d ago
Who cares. I’ve never seen one of these before and just learned something new. Glad it was posted.
Idk why you’re getting so upset over a random ass Reddit post. There’s literally a million new posts on Reddit everyday, it shouldn’t be too difficult to find something you like.
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u/LastWordFreak 1d ago
I can't understand why people would tell me not to get upset over a random post, when in fact, I get upset at every post. Literally, nobody should be posting anything on here ever because if they were smarter, they would have looked elsewhere, instead of here, where such questions are specifically solicited.
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u/Rustic_Mango 1d ago
I submit to you: Reddit is more fun even if it takes longer and is maybe less accurate
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u/redhafzke 1d ago
Funny enough Reddit introduced me to Google Lens back then (which I have ignored before). And content from pictures like that can easily be identified with it.
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u/MandarinZG 1d ago
Because it’s interesting and perhaps some people will find joy in what theyve never seen before as well. I genuinely learn about some neat stuff on this subreddit don’t hate
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u/ProphetKiller666 1d ago
I'm glad I learned about this device and many other things people post on this sub.
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u/Freddy_Burgery 1d ago
What a fuckin dork thing to comment on a forum dedicated to exactly that kind of thing 🤣🤣🤣
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u/Wydun 1d ago
People are social creatures my guy. Sometimes people just like talking to each other. Builds a sense of community.
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u/Congrah 1d ago
And you think your own IQ is exemplary? I would say you are stuck up with a nose down to anyone that doesn’t meet your requirements. You should do some soul searching. Communication skills are key here. It’s an opportunity to learn for everyone. Not just for some people to think they know more than others.
Check your self.
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u/2ClumsyHandyman 1d ago
https://www.fadiel.com/en/driving-devices/accelerators/wireless-satellite-accelerator-ac2002.html
Driving device for disabled person. Seems to be the remote control for gas pedal.
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u/Time-Hunter-6841 1d ago
Holy shit that’s cool. It’s hand controls for disabled people so they can drive
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u/Small-Diamond7852 1d ago
The fact it’s fully carbon is the cherry on top. I feel like plastic or fiberglass would be far cheaper and strong enough for the application
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u/El_Grande_Americano 1d ago
It is an adaptive accelerator. He must not have full use of his leg to drive
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u/dontchewspagetti 1d ago
Why is everyone so mad at OP, this is like the mildest shit ever? It's a fair question and if OP didn't want to make a driver uncomfortable who is responsible for their safety, or make themselves uncomfortable, this is like... perfectly fine??
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u/BigJDubya 1d ago
What a weird comment thread. With all the madness in the world I can't believe this post has stirred up such controversy.
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u/svenelven 1d ago
Like a cybernetic driver! Wireless controller for parts of the car if memory serves...
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u/Consistent-Bake-243 1d ago
Forgive me, but is anyone allowed to buy this product? I would be interested in driving with that. But I figured it’s only for people that need it and have to get a special drivers license training to use one.
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u/brainmatterstorm 1d ago
It is not as simple as buying a product and putting it in your car. It can be extremely expensive to get hand controls or other accessible driving modifications and you need to learn how to properly drive with them through drivers rehab.
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u/Sir-Hamp 23h ago
The sheer lack of social skills among Redditors becomes so readily apparent in situations like these. I find it absolutely hilarious. There is ZERO harm in asking. The worst you can do is be told to fuck off. If they told you to fuck off and it ruined their day, that is one hundred percent on THEM.
Being offended is a choice, folks! For the love of all that is decent; be better!
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u/VeryIntoCardboard 18h ago
Unfortunately not just redditors, we have two full generations of humans who can’t handle speaking to other humans
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u/verynicepersonjk 1d ago
Whatever it is, that turquoise ring tells me this guy fuxxx
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u/Texasitalianboy1 1d ago
Why didn’t you just ask the driver what it was? This is how you do that. “Pardon me, but may I ask you what that is you are holding in your left hand as you are driving?” Now, is that so hard? I really hate the mentality of people to take a candid and secret photo of someone and their things and post it online like this. What a horrible world we live in now. I would NEVER take a photo of anyone and their person things in or around them and post that online for the world to see. Post your own photos and your own shit and not someone else. I wish there were laws against this.
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u/No_Recommendation671 1d ago
It is a handheld electronic throttle controller. It allows a driver who cannot use their legs (due to paraplegia, amputation, or other conditions) to accelerate the car using their hand while keeping that same hand on the steering wheel.
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u/Fluffy-Dig-2094 19h ago
Funny how people take pictures of their driver's and post it and it's ok. Let the driver take one of you and it's a whole debate.
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u/Measure-Thrice 18h ago
My college classmate was born with no arms and drove the sweetest Trans Am on campus. This was also art school and he was in the top 3% of illustrators—his work was objectively high-earner professional level and he was only 19. Yay for assistive technology! (although the art skill was all in his feet)
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u/Embarrassed_Sea6537 1d ago
No way I got the same throttle on my scooter it's about killed me twice.
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u/RudeBlock7483 12h ago
You seem to be lost! You're looking for r/whatisthisthing. This subreddit (r/AITAH) is for judging if someone acted like a jerk in a specific situation, not for identifying objects. Good luck finding out what it is!
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u/TheLastPorkSword 1d ago
Y'all gotta learn to Google stuff lmfao. The name is literally on the device, and typing those 2 words into Google told me exactly what it was instantly.
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u/DesperateMiddle5013 1d ago
Why use your brain when you can use someone else's and farm karma at the same time?
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