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I always had a complete disdain for all the electronics put into cars. I still do, but after buying my current car I never want a car without a backup camera again. I fully admit I was completely wrong on that.
I keep wondering why we have regulations like this, but having headlights come on when the wipers are turned on is still not required.
If anything, Technology Connections has convinced me that brake lights and turn signals require better rules.
i recently heard a story about parents that ran over their kid. they did a bunch of petitions to mandate backup cameras. i couldnt quickly find anything to back this up though
Must be nice to have that new of a car. I still have to turn my head like a peasant.
I installed a backup camera and dashcam for like a hundred bucks a few years ago. Totally worth it and has captured a couple accidents as well as prevented a few more
It's like when I hear Discover card advertise that you're not responsible for unauthorized purchases. That's also federal law, not a feature.
When I first used a backup camera in 2015, I immediately felt it should be required due to how easy it is to see if there is a kid or dog behind your car while backing up. I'm glad they actually did make it required! Though my issue with it now is how there doesn't seem to be a standard resolution, field of view, etc. So some cars have a terrible backup camera, but there's always turning your head around and looking back there!
Next they should make front cameras for personal trucks required!
My car stops if it senses it's going to hit something in reverse (forward too of course but that's not relevant for this thread)
My father in law has that too, but there seems to be a lot of false positives. (He has a 2018 Kia Niro)
In the forward direction I do sometimes get a false positive, but only enough to sound the (not very intrusive) alarm. The only time it's actually stopped is when I was pulling out of a parking lot and the brakes applied. I never saw what it was in front of the car but another car honked, and a few people gasped so there was something. (2021 Toyota Sienta. Standard, boring family car)
Also I've actually been spared being hit as a pedestrian by auto stop on a Honda Freed.
My car's reverse stop has saved me from a couple of dents.
My father in law has that too, but there seems to be a lot of false positives. (He has a 2018 Kia Niro)
My father in law has that too, but there seems to be a lot of false positives. (He has a 2018 Kia Niro)
Sorry for the duplicates, seems to be a bug with Memmy
My truck has the 360 degree cameras, and I can’t live without the front camera now.
Thank god for that. I was just in Italy a few weeks back and rented a brand new Cupra Formentor from Europcar which had no cameras at all. I couldn't believe it!
this post was submitted on 18 Jun 2023
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