Rearview cameras will be required in vehicles in 2018
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That is 100 percent sad if it is true. We are a nation of wimps. I had to deal with an upset customer asking why we would not give her a rental through GM for 2 weeks while her radio came in. She says she could not drive the vehicle becasue without a backup camera its dangerous. I asked her what did she do before back up cameras?? She was silent and didnt answer..... I denied her rental lol.
I have a back up camera on the cruze.... its a nice feature but its not required for me not to hit something. Its called looking around and checking your blind spots
I have a back up camera on the cruze.... its a nice feature but its not required for me not to hit something. Its called looking around and checking your blind spots
I think its a good idea. I have this on my Jeep and love the option. Not only does it add safety and convenience related value, I believe it will help to lower the ridiculous optional navigation screen pricing options. Why should you have to buy a 5K option package to get this safety feature? Better for the consumer in the long run, imo.
Yup.
I don't like them myself, TBH. I find it harder to judge distances through them.
while I agree, the feature is nice.......and younger children can run off pretty fast and are also not tall enough to be seen through the rear window in most vehicles. If it saved your child from getting run over would it still not be worth it?
When I was on vacation last year I rented a Chrysler mini van with the option, I knew my next new vehicle would have it after I drove that for a month.
I would always have my eye on a kid if he was behind me while backing up. I would never put myself in a position where I'd almost run over
a child.
just wait till the lawsuits for running over a kid due to the camera malfunctioning at 101,009 miles....
just you wait n see how much prices of new cars continue to climb as the delayed cost of these 100k warranties rears its ugly head....
electric assist power steering, radar/collision sensing, rectal air conditioning...just wait till all these crutches start failing and people no longer no how to drive without the crutch propping their lack of skills/common sense up.
im sorry I killed all those kids when my automatic parking collision detection camera glitched out due to salt corrosion of one of 26 computers causing the operator to keep the gas pedal floored cause that's all they've had to do before....
yeah I don't like that this stuff help idiots, idiot, more
just you wait n see how much prices of new cars continue to climb as the delayed cost of these 100k warranties rears its ugly head....
electric assist power steering, radar/collision sensing, rectal air conditioning...just wait till all these crutches start failing and people no longer no how to drive without the crutch propping their lack of skills/common sense up.
im sorry I killed all those kids when my automatic parking collision detection camera glitched out due to salt corrosion of one of 26 computers causing the operator to keep the gas pedal floored cause that's all they've had to do before....
yeah I don't like that this stuff help idiots, idiot, more
Although I do think it's nice, and maybe it'd help drive prices down for the technology which is also nice, I think all these required safety features are some of the reasons why the avg skill of drivers is probably going down. Too much reliant on technology and not enough paying attention to your surroundings.
We have two cars with it and two cars without it. It's convenient sometimes but I'd hate to be required to pay for it on a new car especially with the $1000+ price tag.
We have two cars with it and two cars without it. It's convenient sometimes but I'd hate to be required to pay for it on a new car especially with the $1000+ price tag.
I would always have my eye on a kid if he was behind me while backing up. I would never put myself in a position where I'd almost run over
a child.
IF you knew one was there.
Agree mostly, but this is a consumer value added proposition.
THIS^^^^
I still like them, but guess in the minority.
Eh, I don't know how any halfway intelligent person could NOT know a child is behind them. That must be some itty-bitty child that in positioned dead smack against the center of the rear bumper on the ground, or.... you're not paying attention.
I'll go with the latter.
I personally like them, and if it were an option on a car I wanted I would definitely buy it but I don't think it should be required. But then again I also think it's way too easy to get a license and most kids (especially girls) under 18 shouldn't be driving without direct supervision or with other teens in the car.
Anything thats forced on people is going to get this kind of fanfare. But really its just there to help. Look at it or dont. There is alot more you can see with that camera back there vs. just looking in the mirrors or out the back window. Case in point, a 2 year old gets loose and decides to run behind your car just as you are throwing it in R and backing up. You wouldnt see that kid without that camera. I think its bullshit too that the government is forcing this on us too, but really its for the better. Its going to save lives and property no matter how you slice it and hate on it. Buts its out of our hands.
I get the points of the kids, and most vehicles are so much taller now that it is hard to see right up near them front or rear. Small kids could easily be in a blind spot. I just absolutely hate the government stepping in and say you have to do this or you can't do that. They just chip away a little at a time until we have nothing left. This in itself isn't a big deal, it's just with everything else they do that I get sick of. I just want the government out of my fucking life.
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