Betty by Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen for July 27, 2021

With remote locks it’s harder for people to lock their keys inside their vehicle.

My 2000 Ford Taurus lets out one sedate, self-effacing beep when I double click the fob. Now, heaven help you if I hit the alarm button; then it starts making with the decibels.

I took the battery out of my remote. It was made in such a way that the key when folded over to one side would fit perfectly against the alarm button on the fob. Wondered who the fool was the first time.

If I did that, I’d have to remember to go ‘Beep’ every time.

I use the door lock when I get out. One less use of the battery in the fob. If I do use the fob there is no horn honk.

My car is so old I have to actually roll down the windows – and lock the doors.

When we got our Kia, we considered getting a second fob so I could also set the alarm. $500 + $160 to code it! We don’t use the alarm. The money is better spent on new tires.

Why does adequate and perfectly performing software have to be “upgraded”? To milk the public of more money. Simple.

I used the door lock for a very long time after getting a car with the fancy remote fob. Until the day the keys slipped out of my hand while closing the door and got locked inside.

It was years before I realized that people weren’t honking greetings to me as I passed rows of cars in parking lots. I guess the technology was too advanced for me to even know about!

oh come on……those beeps are not very loud! ridiculous premise.

I press the lock button on inside of the door before i close it, no beep.

The new can be very convenient, but when the auto battery is dead the new can be very inconvenient especially considering many autos for nearly a decade now are not equipped with old fashioned key entry. Knew of a lady who needed help breaking into her car to get out a pet and a child. Her car automatically locked after she closed the driver door intending to open a back door to reach the child and the pet.

I use my remote to lock my car, and it flashes the amber lights to confirm that all four doors and the trunk are closed and locked (no flash—check for an open or partially-open door). It can also close all the windows, and incorporates a small metal key that can be used if the remote’s battery is dead. I find it convenient, although it’s certainly a huge PITA that it would take something like CAD 600.00 to replace.

Anyway, all Betty and Bub need do is go to their neighbour, point out that the “honk” is annoying, and ask the neighbour to turn it off.

I use mine to lock my car because my hands are full—they keys are in my hands as well and it is far easier to lock it that way.