Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:00 pm
Not smart, and not safe. Cell phones and smartphones are an inherently unreliable method of communication. They run off batteries, which tend to fail after a certain number of cycles and age. And you can't really avoid forgetting to charge your phone if you rarely use it like I do. Also, like others have mentioned, not every person may have reliable network coverage. Not even everybody I know has Wi-Fi, let alone internet.
Here's something that has bothered me for quite a while. The danger of "BUT SOMETIMES!"
Sirens have the benefit of hard-wired connection to mains power, and, if equipped, battery and solar panel backup operation. They are evidently more reliable than cell phones and they can strike a sense of fear and danger in most people, BUT SOMETIMES they fail to sound when a command is given.
That sometimes is only some of the time. The other 98% of the time that they work, they are useful, effective, and reliable!
Sure, some designs may require some maintenance and periodic testing, but they are much, much better than only resorting to Wireless Emergency Alerts.
This is like the argument of having a Toyota Corolla vs not having a car. Yes, the Corolla will require maintenance, but it is reliable and useful if adequate maintenance is given. And, sure, you could just bike or walk, but what about the days it rains? Or snows? Or is generally unsuited to going outside?
Think about it, emergency managers of the world!
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07VFDInLCD on Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:06 pm, edited 1 time in total.