One car manufacturer has found that the craze for CB radio caused more than a jamming of airwaves. They found that if a CB was operated in close proximity to their car, the central locking engaged, locking the passengers within the vehicle! On a slightly more serious note, another prestige car manufacturer found that whenver the vehicle passed by an operating ambulance or fire station, the air bags activited. (Extracted from: “Critical Nature of EMC”, Schaffner, Components in Electronics, May 2000, page 22, www.cieoline.co.uk)Taken from: The First Five Hundred “Banana Skins” published by Nutwood UK Limited.
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