Bonnaroo Told People to Turn Off “Crash Detection Mode” Because People’s Phones Were Calling 911…

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This year’s Bonnaroo Festival just wrapped up yesterday, and if you’re wondering what it was like… for some people, it was a little like being in a CAR CRASH.

Earlier in the weekend, Bonnaroo had to tell attendees with Apple phones to TURN OFF a new feature called “Crash Detection Mode,” which was calling 911, accidentally, on the person’s behalf.

If you haven’t seen those super-dramatic Apple ads, Crash Detection Mode is supposed to recognize when a fall or an accident has happened.  It asks you if you’re okay… and if you don’t respond, it will notify emergency services.

It’s unclear what was happening that made Apple think there had been a crash, but it could’ve been moshing… stage diving… or aggressive dancing.

In any event, no one at Bonnaroo wants the authorities milling around unnecessarily… so they asked everyone to deactivate the feature.  As far as we know, it didn’t cause any major problems though.

SOURCES: Tennessean / WSMV