ReputedlyDeplorable@lemmy.world 8 months ago
The information is then forwarded to humans who purportedly have the expertise to verify whether the sound was gunfire (and not, for example, a car backfiring), and whether to deploy officers to the scene.
How many cars are around that still backfire loudly enough to be mistaken for gunfire?
My own car has backfired exactly once, and it’s a 90s car. And that was under very specific, non ideal, “I’m trying to get the engine started and I might have held the ignition too long” circumstances.
I can count on one hand the number of backfires I’ve heard in the last 20 years.
My modified car does more than I like. It needs a new tune and currently runs stupidly rich.
That said, it is rarer in stock modern fuel injected engines which can more accurately adjust the fuel to the air and throttle position than old school carbs can.
Stelus42@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
In my area, I’ll hear cars intentionally tuned to backfire probably multiple times a day. It’s extremely annoying and sounds very similar to gunshots.