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[Two Words]

Incredibly stupid storage design. Even if you put objects in there that will fit, you can't get them if the door is closed. That's a huge design oversight.

 

[Vyer]

Dumb person. That doesn't even look like it's visible when the door is closed.

 

[Username1198]

I bet that car runs on kerosene

 

[Not Spaceghost]

It's honestly a kind of a dumb design decision, even if you are aware that your phone can't fit in there if you're in a hurry you're liable to forget and just put your phone in any slot you can see and then close your door.

 

[Davidion]

Incredibly stupid storage design. Even if you put objects in there that will fit, you can't get them if the door is closed. That's a huge design oversight.

Yup. Shit design all the way. On top of what you said, there shouldn't be any reason to expect that a ~15% overhang would result in damage of anything. Any such limit should be visible and communicated.

Looks like a stupid, cleverness-over-sensibility design.

 

[User 479360]

Dumb design over dumb person, but a bit of both.

 

[DrForester]

Dumb storage decision. Obviously a dumb person too, but very, very bad design. You wouldn't be able to use that storage space without opening the door...... I see almost no use for that.

Place to store your phone that will not allow you to use it while driving.

 

[Regiruler]

Bad design. I think it's a bad idea to have a holder there where a lot of force is going to be.

 

[dpunk3]

That's one of those places that you look at and say "Oh that's a neat little holding spot." But with the benefit of hindsight, one look at it and you say "Wow, that's an awful storage spot. Either you are gonna break your phone or not have access to it while the car is moving and you can't open the door."

 

[fastford58]

Maybe not a dumb person but someone with poor spatial reasoning? Not everyone is mechanically inclined.

Also, dumb ass design. Who was drawing up that door panel and was like "Hey! Lets put a hole in the top of the door that looks like a storage space but is actually completely useless once the door is closed!"

 

[blackflag]

Bad design, if they are going to put that there they should put a lid on it so you know if you can't close the lid it's only fit.


Perhaps dumb person too but I think most of the fault is the design.

 

[kingwingin]

Dumb person since its coming up above the hole.

 

[Afrodium]

If placing an item in a storage compartment makes that person dumb, then the storage compartment was badly designed.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

That's for your smokes, not your phone.

 

[black_13]

That's definitely a design problem. And I knew it was a domestic vehicle because usually they have some horrible setups and what not. Like why the hell is that pocket/opening even there? What are you supposed to put there?

 

[MattKeil]

Dumb person and dumb design. That's not a storage space, even if there's space to stick something in it. It's not accessible while the vehicle's door is closed, so what good is it?

That's for your smokes, not your phone.

So if you want a cigarette you have to open the door while the vehicle is moving?

 

[Pops Maellard]

Dumb person and dumb design. That's not a storage space, even if there's space to stick something in it. It's not accessible while the vehicle's door is closed, so what good is it?



So if you want a cigarette you have to open the door while the vehicle is moving?

Ventilation fam. Don't want to be hotboxing your car with carcinogenic smoke.

 

[Hypemaster]

#TeamBoth

 

[Zelias]

Gonna go with both on this one.

 

[wenis]

It's hilarious either way.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

So if you want a cigarette you have to open the door while the vehicle is moving?

Yes? How else are you supposed to smoke in your car?

 

[Aurongel]

Both.

The design is more to blame though because it shouldn't even open up the possibility for something like that to happen in the first place.

 

[Abounder]

Both are dumb but as usual the user is even dumber. There were 2 other spots in plain sight, should've put it in the cupholder or that bin below the dash. Hope that driver is more attentive on the road lol

 

[StylesClash]

Dumb person to even think about putting a phone anywhere like that.

 

[The Real Abed]

I've never even seen a storage area in that spot before. They're always at the bottom of the door. Either way I would never keep a phone in one. That's what the cup holders are for.

 

[draetenth]

Maybe both, but I don't really know much about cars to know about design. Does the car advertise what the space is for (i.e. something thinner like a map and not something thick like a big phone)?

 

[Afrodium]

Dumb person to even think about putting a phone anywhere like that.

But isn't is dumb design if it's stupid to use? Everyone's blaming the person for using a storage space that will destroy an item that is larger than the hole, but is that really something you assess when placing something in a cubby in your car? It's an expectation that storage compartments are designed well enough that they won't destroy your personal belongings.

 

[Two Words]

But isn't is dumb design if it's stupid to use? Everyone's blaming the person for using a storage space that will destroy an item that is larger than the hole, but is that really something you assess when placing something in a cubby in your car? It's an expectation that storage compartments are designed well enough that they won't destroy your personal belongings.

Some people love to point the finger and blame people when they have the fortune of hindsight.

 

[NervousXtian]

Terrible design. To design something that goes under something without complete visibility that's what it's to is bad design.

 

[Onemic]

Dumb design

 

[Adaren]

Even if it didn't get smashed, it's impossible to get anything out of there without opening the door.

#dumbdesign

 

[dh4niel]

Even if it didn't get smashed, it's impossible to get anything out of there without opening the door.

#dumbdesign

I'd say both. You'd have to be dumb to use that space in the first place.

 

[Raticus79]

Bad design. How many things could fit in there that are only needed while stopped? Tire pressure gauge, I guess.

 

[Two Words]

I'd say both. You'd have to be dumb to use that space in the first place.

No, you don't have to be dumb. I'm sure plenty of intelligent people, far more intelligent than you or I, would have used that spot.

 

[Seraph_Nicholas]

I think I remember reading that the 'storage space' is actually part of the vent system when I saw this on imgur before.

 

[XxRampage07xX]

I'd say it's dumb person. Even if the phone actually fit in that tiny space, how could you pick it up while driving because there is barely space to access and reach the phone when the door is shut?

 

[Almighty]

Dumb person.

First I am not even sure that is a storage position in the first place, like another poster mentions it looks more like a handle to help you get in or out of the vehicle. Second even if it is a storage place it looks like an awful place to put a phone. Even if the phone fit you wouldn't be able to access it without stopping the vehicle and opening the door. There had to be better spots for it than that one.

 

[Metalmarc]

Why was he filming it, did he know it was going to break?

Or was it broke and he's re-enacting it whilst filming it to show what happened? Thus further breaking it.

 

[Gouty]

They're both dumb but I put this one on the owner. Even if the phone were so short that it didn't protrude from the top of the holder its still loose and would bang around in there every time you close the door. Tiny computers with glass screens shouldn't be knocked around like that.

 

[Calvero]

Yeah, looks like a moving truck/van (2015 Ford Transit 250 to be specific):



That storage part is probably for a map, roadside brochure, etc. Not your phone.

Dumb Person confirmed.

Edit: This van actually has a place for your phone:

myth busted

 

[Mr.Mike]

It's easy to call people dumb for making mistakes like this when we have the benefit of hindsight, but good design could have prevented this. Bad design.

 

[akira28]

i blame the design.

how hard did they slam their door, though?

nutcracker effect.

 

[John Kowalski]

Oh wow, a drink holder to the left of the steering wheel?

That's some luxury.

 

[GavinGT]

Why have a pocket that's totally inaccessible without opening the door?

Why put your phone in that useless pocket?

 

[Übermatik]

Dumb person.

 

[Jacksinthe]

Waaaaaaaaaait a minute...

If the phone was crushed in the door... ho... how is he recording the video?

:O

 

[jstripes]

Dumb design.

How are you even supposed to access it while driving?

 

[Bad_Boy]

Looks like a coin holder? Dumb person?

 

[Forerunner]

Dumb person designed dumb storage system.