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by spockz 24 days ago
You hit it even easier when driving in a car with the internal circulation turned on to keep nasty fumes out.
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In a car with Recirculation Mode on Levels routinely spike between 1,500 and 4,000 ppm within 20 to 30 minutes.

I wonder how many driving accidents can be saved by having a co2 monitor in the car.

I had to drive a rental car for a bit recently, after getting rear-ended, and I was shocked to discover that it defaulted to recirculation mode every time it was turned on, regardless of whether you'd turned it off the previous time. I felt light-headed in it a few times before I realized I needed to manually turn recirculation off every time. Horrible behavior, and I don't doubt that it's responsible for many accidents.