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I just see this kind of "feature" as a toy
Posted by Noel [Email] (more from Noel) on Mon, 21 May 2012 15:26:47
In Reply to: Huh? Huh?, dmz789qqq, Mon, 21 May 2012 11:58:33
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It may be a $50 camera (probably less), but it comes with a video screen up front, wiring and lots of built-in profit so it's a few hundred bucks, not $50. And since the cams are usually part of an option package you can't tell the real price anyway.
My point is more that it's just extra stuff that people feel they must have, either to keep up with the neighbors or feel "safe," but which really adds little value. What is so hard about using mirrors or looking over your shoulder? Or checking behind one's oversized SUV to make sure nothing is behind it before backing up? I used to drive some fairly large trucks with only my mirrors to guide me and managed to avoid hitting things.
Things like ABS, disc brakes, and seat belts are worthwhile. But a camera just to help you do something that is about 0.1% of all driving is ridiculous, IMHO. It just dumbs down even basic driving skills.
Posts in this Thread:
- Protecting us from ourselves. A minor rant., Noel, Sat, 19 May 2012 05:50:47
- Re: Protecting us from ourselves. Reverse switch, BobS, Sat, 19 May 2012 17:52:32
- Idiots and innocents, OKSaabs, Sat, 19 May 2012 11:45:20
- And sometimes, it's about corporations, OKSaabs, Sun, 20 May 2012 12:36:07
- limited resources, jeff in MD, Sun, 20 May 2012 04:21:04
- Re: Backup cameras, BobS, Sun, 20 May 2012 08:14:35
- Have you used one???, dmz789qqq, Sun, 20 May 2012 16:11:48
- Re: Have you used a rear camera, BobS, Sun, 20 May 2012 22:22:00
- Re: Have you used a rear camera, OKSaabs, Mon, 21 May 2012 06:03:51
- Super easy solution for FREE, vvk, Mon, 21 May 2012 09:14:18
- Re: Super easy solution for FREE, Second that, BobS, Mon, 21 May 2012 19:47:53
- You need move precision moving into a spot ..., dmz789qqq, Mon, 21 May 2012 10:52:48
- Agree 100%, Snowmobile
, Mon, 21 May 2012 10:06:58- though..., Snowmobile
, Mon, 21 May 2012 10:11:02
- Foolish not to use one? Huh?, Noel, Sun, 20 May 2012 17:43:40
- Huh? Huh?, dmz789qqq, Mon, 21 May 2012 11:58:33
- Re: limited resources, TML
, Sun, 20 May 2012 04:46:43
- Point taken. But there's such a thing as too much., Noel, Sat, 19 May 2012 15:32:14
- you live in a litigious society., Snowmobile
, Sat, 19 May 2012 09:11:28 - Re: Protecting us from ourselves. A minor rant., Erik919kt, Sat, 19 May 2012 07:19:23
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