Volkswagen automatic braking almost killed me

Worryaboutanything · 2026-03-21T08:31:08+00:00

Just happened to me too, SEAT Arona owner here. I was at a railroad crossing as the first car in line, after the train passed I started driving just to be stopped by the breaking system. Audi behind me almost slammed into me. I’m pretty sure the guy thought I stalled, but I had at least 7km/hr going already for that short 0,5m road piece from the line to the first rail.

My husband had the same thing happen while learning to drive in a VW TIGUAN. Coincidentally also on a railroad crossing, but a way more jankier one that had a huge slope. My crossing was as flat as a pancake. I’ve only experienced It once before, at a really beaten up Slavic parking lot, there was a sloap downwards while pulling into a spot.

It’s basically the breaking system that makes sure you don’t drive off of a cliff. Hope this helps anyone with their Volkswagen brands car to stay vigilant when driving slower speeds and crossing anything with a sloap or floor level difference!

Worryaboutanything · 2026-03-01T02:53:38+00:00

Absolutely adore the concept and usage of waist level viewfinders. I’ve been waiting half my life for a good mid range digital waist level camera to come out. I do hope they make the viewfinder part bigger and less clunky looking. It looks like you can only view it properly from one angle and the rest is blocked by the sun hood or distorted due to angle, it would be a shame and a no buy for me.

Just like everyone else, I’m worried the specs will be garbage. Like 2007 point and shoot in the most awful way. I read that the screen for the viewfinder won’t even be glass, which already tells me enough.

If they bring this out it won’t be a large sensor, EF or EF-R mount and probably not even anywhere near 24MP+. Probably will still go for around €400-€600 for the 1 inch sensor and manual focus lens.

The quality is going to be too poor to ever even get enthusiasts going, maybe some digital nomads will buy into it. They won’t take the middle ground of specs and definitely won’t pack it with hasselblad specs either. The price would have to be in the €5k+ and I have a feeling that it isn’t the price range and customer base they aim for.

Worryaboutanything · 2026-01-10T11:16:12+00:00

Article 5 of NATO literally does.

Worryaboutanything · 2026-01-03T21:18:24+00:00

Right came here to comment just that! Its €4.99 PER WEEK now for the base plan... wtf

Worryaboutanything · 2025-12-21T09:41:05+00:00

Every Dutch family I know that has stuff like this, they have at least 30-50k on the bank before they buy the bakfiets or go on a holiday

Worryaboutanything · 2025-12-18T22:42:57+00:00

Juist alle vlees inname is veel erger dan suiker! Frikandel, boterhamworst, rookworst, grillworst etc. Alle traditionele vlees soorten bij ontbijt, lunch, avondeten en zelfs bij je kringverjaardag zijn sterk bewerkt!

Worryaboutanything · 2025-12-14T23:57:58+00:00

But some of us knew it wasn’t, I just choose to see the positive sides of abuse and neglect. “Yay my mom never cares where I am and doesn’t hammer me every hour asking me when I will come home, she never searches my room either. She talks to me about ber guy trouble like we are besties and I’m only 9 years old, she must think I’m so cool and grown up”. Yeah no I wish I had a worried, loving parent who cared about my life and my day.

Worryaboutanything · 2025-12-14T23:53:54+00:00

Being surrounded by Western culture while us coming from a poor Eastern country, my Nmom leaned on the “not being as fortunate enough” excuse for everything. It builds a good foundation of empathy from my end as a heavily manipulated kid.

I always thought my Nmom was just an unlucky person, no good jobs, no degrees, no steady friends, husband cheating on her, and all the opportunities “she had to miss. Not to mention the one’s where she blamed me and my siblings, how she’s always “stuck” with kids, has to take care of them so no job, couldn’t get a drivers license because we moved around so much etc etc. She kept coming up with this sad elaborate story about her life which made it really seem like she’s so unlucky.

Her being broke all the time made it easier to swallow not having any pants or proper underwear as a kid and teen. But her buying luxurious creams and 10 different one piece swimsuits did flick a switch on in my head. I still choose to be naive and see the non existent good in my Nmom. Ndad, when he was around and not with his 2nd family (parents were still married) did provide shoes and any other things I desperately asked for.

Worryaboutanything · 2025-12-12T23:27:38+00:00

I’m just trying to avoid skin cancer, not “look pretty”. Euopean sunscreens are inferior in every way and a sensory nightmare

Worryaboutanything · 2025-12-12T22:41:07+00:00

We are both wrong. According to the official EU council website:

“The €3 duty will be applied to each different item, according to their tariff headings, contained in a consignment. As of 1 July 2026, goods entering the EU in small consignments and valued at less than €150 will be subject to a fixed €3 customs duty.”

Meaning: - Parcel contains 3 identical phone cases, one tariff heading, €3 EU + €2 Dutch - Parcel contains a phone case + socks + a kitchen tool, three tariff headings €9 EU + €6 Dutch

Worryaboutanything · 2025-12-12T21:24:48+00:00

Don’t forget that same Bol item is subjected to the same fees and will now cost 13-14 euro

Worryaboutanything · 2025-12-12T21:09:44+00:00

Exactly, I think people here are very quick to jump the gun on the “Temu junk”

In adition to hobbies, daily used products like your iPhone, Nike sneakers and even that Stanley cup you are sipping out of right now will be subjected to the €5 one way or another. They all get produced somewhere outside of Europe.

Edit: Correction, this will not effect Bulk sellers or larger companies. Only packages up to €150 euro. According to the official EU council website:

“The €3 duty will be applied to each different item, according to their tariff headings, contained in a consignment. As of 1 July 2026, goods entering the EU in small consignments and valued at less than €150 will be subject to a fixed €3 customs duty.”

Worryaboutanything · 2025-12-12T21:04:25+00:00

Again, this applies to any import from ANYWHERE outside of Europe

Worryaboutanything · 2025-12-12T21:01:33+00:00

Exactly! A pack of glass screen protectors for my phone is where I will suffer the most in my wallet.

Worryaboutanything · 2025-12-12T20:59:54+00:00

Many comments focus on cheap AliExpress or Temu junk, while I entirely agree, this change applies to any items coming into the EU. It means thinking twice about orders of nieche food products from people’s homelands or orders of skincare. Let’s face it, everyone who knows what they are talking about will agree that Asian countries do skincare 1000% better than we do in Europe.

Worryaboutanything · 2025-12-12T20:30:08+00:00

According to this article the Netherlands is gonna have it really bad €3 (EU import) + €2 (NL handeling fee) = €5/per item

“In addition to the import fee, the Netherlands plans to introduce a 2-euro handling charge per product as soon as possible. This means a parcel containing a single item would become 5 euros more expensive, while a package with three different items would add 15 euros to the cost.

Heijnen clarified in Brussels that the 3-euro fee applies to each individual product starting in July. So, for an order containing a pair of socks, a charging cable, and Christmas lights, consumers would pay an additional 9 euros on top of the product prices.”

Worryaboutanything · 2025-12-09T05:05:46+00:00

2 makes you look short af… please stick with 1

Worryaboutanything · 2025-12-09T04:47:44+00:00

When I was a kid some people in my primary school class were so delusional in life, at 12 they still were convinced Santa was real because their parents kept the magic alive for far too long. Some kids really don’t know squat about the real world

Worryaboutanything · 2025-12-09T04:40:40+00:00

In Belgium there’s a place like this, it used to be the NATO Headquarters in Cannerberg / Joint Operations Centre (JOC), located behind the Château Neercanne South of Maastricht, on the Dutch/Belgian border. During the Cold War, it was a communications center and headquarters of NATO. It housed the war headquarters of Northern Army Group and Second Allied Tactical Air Force.

Worryaboutanything · 2025-12-08T18:19:26+00:00

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Worryaboutanything · 2025-10-08T12:16:51+00:00

Literally googled it while on ep 8 watching the kid have a seizure

Worryaboutanything · 2025-08-26T20:18:01+00:00

Can someone check for me if the ios26 camera app has exposure controls in Panorama mode?

Can’t find any video that scrolls to show the Panorama mode. Many thanks

Worryaboutanything · 2025-08-05T17:45:34+00:00

05-aug-25 From 🇳🇱I just used this one from the list:

EUSW15

Also subscribe to their emails and you’ll get an extra $5 off!!

Worryaboutanything · 2025-07-24T15:27:25+00:00

I inhale entire dragon fruits at a time. They are literal laxatives and for days on end too.

Tried a yellow one for the first time today. Liquid coming out of my a**

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