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[–] 19 points 6 months ago (17 children)

Cars should not have screens. Maybe a tiny one in the dash for error messages, but anything bigger than a matchbox should be illegal.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (15 children)

    Our car has a decently large screen. When reversing, it's invaluable. You can see more than if you turned around and looked, it's that good. I'd never go back to a shitty 2 inch reversing camera.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    I tried to use the reversing camera for a while until it completely missed the person walking by with their knee almost on my bumper and I nearly ran them over. Now I just look behind me.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

    How did it miss the person? You couldn't see them?

    Our new car has quite a wide angle on the camera, our older ones didn't have that. But for sure it's something you use in combination with looking, the reversing camera is for directly behind where you can't see with mirrors. You should still turn your head as well to check traffic (and people) coming from the sides. You also look in your side mirrors too. You don't just pick one.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    It was a parking lot and I was flanked by two SUVs. I don't think the car was that old, 2018ish maybe? The angle on the camera didn't show her but when I checked my mirrors and turned around there she was. I usually do check the mirrors before turning around (which is why she didn't get run over). I just don't bother with the cameras anymore because they're superfluous and apparently unreliable.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    When I'm in a parking lot and flanked by two SUVs then that's then the camera is invaluable! I can't see shit like that, but the camera with a wide angle on the back of the car can show cars coming as soon as I reverse up just a bit to poke the back end out.

    Reversing cameras are certainly not the only tool to use when checking, but it's worth noting that kids under 5 (and especially around 2-3) get squashed at a much higher rate than kids tall enough to be seen out the rear window. I highly recommend glancing at the camera even if you're not trusting it.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago* (8 children)

    I've literally never driven a car with any sort of external camera and I parallel park without issue like almost every day. Head swivel and mirrors. Are y'all saying this isn't something you'd be comfortable doing without a camera?

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (7 children)

    What, parallel park? I can do that fine, the camera is great for two things. Not running over kids and backing out of car parks where you can't see shit.

    If you have an overhead camera view, then the third thing is seeing how perfectly you parked in between the car park lines, but thats less of a necessity and more of a look how great I am thing.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago* (3 children)

    For the record, this is all stuff you should be able to do dependably without a camera too. Not to belittle the convenience of course, but I'd worry about developing a reliance on it.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Ultimately stats show that kids under 5 (and especially around 2-3) get squashed at a much higher rate than kids that are tall enough to be seen out the back window. Rear view cameras are a tool and I highly recommend using that tool as an added tool in your toolbox.

    For these two scenarios (1.short kids and 2. can't see shit when backing out of a park), the alternative is to drive back slowly and hope.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I also wonder to what extent this is a particular issue with larger vehicles. Most of my parking maneuvers are performed with a Mk5 Golf, a very small car where I have near-complete visibility from the driver's seat, and the practicality of that size was part of the appeal for me.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    easy fix is to back in instead of out. can't remember the last time I pulled forward into a spot

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    You don't have much angle parking where you live? This is the predominant form of roadside parking near shops where I live. Not really possible to back into a spot.

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