# Pick one 1111111111 (there now 10 chars) **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [January 13, 2023, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pick-one-1111111111-there-now-10-chars/188471 "2023-01-13T16:24:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 18
**Author:** ![LoudThunder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/loudthunder/32/27769_2.png) [@LoudThunder](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LoudThunder)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 10:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pick-one-1111111111-there-now-10-chars/188471/18 "2023-01-13T22:40:00Z")
After another posting, “Are there any safety features you like/dislike and would recommend keeping on/turning off?” got so many complaints about safety features, some of which were optional over the years, I’m surprised that no one mentioned some of the optional equipment that has long since become standard equipment, whether you want it or not… > [@Are there any safety features you like/dislike and would recommend keeping on/turning off?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/are-there-any-safety-features-you-like-dislike-and-would-recommend-keeping-on-turning-off/188415): > > I’m really curious about people’s opinions on this topic. I recently got a 2020 Camry LE which has new safety features my old car didn’t have. I was curious what safety features do people generally recommend using and which ones if any do people suggest turning off? I know there’s a lane assist feature I’ve seen mixed opinions on, it’s something where if you try to leave a lane the car will actually try to go back into the lane on it’s own. I’ve seen people not care for this feature much, becaus… Ah, for the old days when items such as a Radio, Air Conditioning, Power Steering, Power Brakes, Whitewalls, etc… were all optional. My first car, a 1954 Dodge Meadowbrook came loaded and as I’ve mentioned previously, but I am still amazed that Directional were not considered standard (although, when I took my written test in 1966, we were expected to know the three “arm signals” for Left/Right Turn and Stop…). The exam did have one question on this for Right Turn… I remember Ads even used to list heaters as features back then… My '54’s heater and the defroster were also optional. The heater core was separate from the defroster core and I guess you could have one without the other… One final note, my friends were envious of the stock radio that came in my '54, it had 7-buttons for all your favorite AM Stations… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pick-one-1111111111-there-now-10-chars/188471)._