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#734 of 994 by paisan Aug 24, 2004 (11:18 pm)
I just find that people have become so dependent on systems like this that they forget how to actually drive. I'm all for technology, but items like this only serve to make the driver extremely lazy and not take responsibility for their driving, their RESPONSIBILITY behind the wheel to be aware of backing up and piloting their cars. I can't begin to tell you how many people I want to boot of the road cause they are driving their cars on their handsfree phone (legal in all states) and not paying attention to the matter at hand, which is DRIVING.   In 10 years we'll all have the sensors for detecting objects rather than paying attention to the road or backing up and that is dangerous because it's not a direct connection between you and the road/items that may be in the way.   -mike   PS: I bet that of those 130 people hit, 90% would have been hit ANYWAY because the driver was not paying attention, or on the phone or watching a DVD or other such lazy action when they should be paying attention to driving
#735 of 994 Those darn beepers.... by mark156 Aug 25, 2004 (6:24 am)
Mike, sensors make the driver lazy? That is ludicrous. There are just some things you cannot see that the sensors come in handy for. For instance, if you are loading something (new TV from Circuit City, etc) and need to back up to a loading dock, a long vehicle like the Escalade ESV can be hard to judge your distance from a side mirror. Granted, I could probably do it and never touch the bumper but if something like the sensors will prevent a scrape on the bumper, I'm all for it.   The sensors did fail on my ML once and I hit the wood box in my garage. I depended on my sensors to work just as you depend on other items in your car to work. I had recently put a "bug zapper" plug-in in the electrical outlet that is supposed to discourage bugs, mice, etc from coming in the garage. The zapper sends out a signal that caused the bumper sensors to malfunction. As I was trying to figure out what was going on, I bumped the box I had in the garage. No damage at all, I just touched it.   Thinking that my sensors were bad, I tried it with my friends S500 Mercedes and his malfunctioned too. So, the little bug zapper was out of the garage and into the storage room. Before I realized it was the zapper, I had the dealer check the sensors and everything was OK, then I found the culprit.   Mark
#736 of 994 by nvbanker Aug 25, 2004 (3:54 pm)
You know, if my sensors failed, (and I've never heard of any doing that yet, but whatever), I could:   1) Dial up my wife on the Cellphone in my car, and ask her to guide me into the garage...   2) Use the rear mounted camera to visually inspect where I was backing up, or   3) Resort to the "state of the art" mirrors and visually guide myself into my space.   But I would miss the guidance my beeper gives me when backing up to my trailer. It goes steady exactly when my ball is under the hitch, and I can stop the truck right where it needs to be to drop on. Otherwise, I'd have to hit it like we used to, and then move 4 inches forward.
#737 of 994 by paisan Aug 25, 2004 (8:02 pm)
Backing up to a loading dock is easy, you open the hatch and backup looking out through the vehicle.   Banging into a trailer hitch just means you need more practice, been backing up to trailer hitches for a while and rarely if ever hit them even though i can't see them directly.... practice my son!   -mike
#738 of 994 Beep Beep by mark156 Aug 25, 2004 (8:38 pm)
Paisan, give it up, you are not going to win this one!   Mark
#739 of 994 know your vehicle by steve_ HOST Aug 25, 2004 (8:53 pm)
I used to know a crane operator who preached that non-stop. Then I met another crane operator who turned one over. Turns out there's a big market for crane sensors because even when you know your vehicle and have lots of practice/experience, you can always use more feedback (link).   Steve, Host
#740 of 994 by paisan Aug 26, 2004 (1:18 am)
Yeah yeah I hear yah, i'll just make sure to have an even LARGER vehicle so idiots who can't drive their Excalades and Denalis don't run me over....     -mike
#742 of 994 re: know your vehicle by sbcooke Sep 14, 2004 (11:40 am)
I happened to be driving behind a lexus sedan with backup sensors installed with a big vertical crease in the trunk and bumper. Clearly someone ran into a pole, perhaps one of those that are only 3 feet high and hard to see? Nevertheless quite amusing and it made me think of this thread.   How well do the sensors work? Do they only beep when you are approaching a brick wall, but not say a pole?
#743 of 994 by nvbanker Sep 14, 2004 (3:23 pm)
In my cars, they beep at anything, even as high as a curb. However, if your radio is too loud, you may override the beep. In my car, the radio volume is lowered when it begins to beep so you will hear it for sure, but I know in some cars, that's not the case.

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