To the computer scientist, all errors are human based. Fix your shit, you troublesome human! Ok, I agree with you that there are many devices where plummeting to nada doesn't need to happen.
Then again, imagine some attorney in Court grilling you, the manufacturer, "so, instead of letting this POS fall to zero function so a user would stop relying on it, you designed it so they would keep going like an asshole, even if it might endanger them?"
"yes".
"I rest my case!"
You're both right. Lot of people ignoring lights until shit absolutely stops working. DODL - driving on for dear life.
"It only squeaks in the morning when it's cold"