Andy Fletcher » Driving http://www.tomcatuk.net Do, or do not, there is no try Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:05:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to disable the seatbelt sensor in your Peugeot 107 http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-to-disable-the-seatbelt-sensor-in-your-peugeot-107/ http://www.tomcatuk.net/how-to-disable-the-seatbelt-sensor-in-your-peugeot-107/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 08:37:06 +0000 Andy http://www.tomcatuk.net/?p=232 This really bugs me. I always wear a seatbelt when I’m driving, but tend to take it off when I’m parking. I don’t need a constant irritating beep telling me I have my seatbelt off, primarily because I know it’s off and I’m not an idiot. Luckily, it’s easy enough to disable it in my Peugeot 107. Right under the drivers’ seat there are a couple of connectors, just disconnect the white one et voila – no more alarm when you’re not wearing the seatbelt.

Seatbelt sensor

The connector pulls out very easily, so if you find you’re using some force, you’re doing it wrong ;)

Disconnected seatbelt sensor

Footnote: this post is not intended for people who are stupid enough to want to drive without wearing a seatbelt. It’s for people who are smart enough to know when they should have a seabelt on, and not need a computer to help them decide.

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Oh no. This lady decides it’ a matter of honor for her not to be “beaten” at the lights and takes off, tyres screeching when we get green. Fair enough – I wasn’t about to do anything dangerous, so I let her go ahead. Low and behold, having secured her prized pole position, she immediately starts driving at 28mph or so – on a 40mph limit.

I honestly wonder what this type of idiotic driving achieves. Writing a blog post about it might give the impression that I’m seething over the episode. Not so. If people want to behave like idiots on the road, that’s their lookout. I just feel sorry for the cyclists. I used to be one, but there’s only so many times of getting knocked off before you give up on that option if you are able to, which I have.

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