Horrendous, horrendous idea. I don't need to be driving in a city and have my car sounding off all of these warnings because there are a hundred people within the block using a cell phone. I already have enough distractions avoiding people DWPPO (driving while putting pants on).
All of these blind spot sensors and back up cameras seem like a good idea on the surface. But whatever happened to taking responsibility and taking time to make sure that your path is clear. Relying on computers for this kind of thing is still in its infancy and will undoubtedly lead to lawsuits. Drivers will blame Volvo because they (the drivers) chose to take their eyes off the road and their car didn't alert them soon enough to avoid a collision.
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NHAnimator @ Apr 19th 2007 8:10AM
Horrendous, horrendous idea. I don't need to be driving in a city and have my car sounding off all of these warnings because there are a hundred people within the block using a cell phone. I already have enough distractions avoiding people DWPPO (driving while putting pants on).
All of these blind spot sensors and back up cameras seem like a good idea on the surface. But whatever happened to taking responsibility and taking time to make sure that your path is clear. Relying on computers for this kind of thing is still in its infancy and will undoubtedly lead to lawsuits. Drivers will blame Volvo because they (the drivers) chose to take their eyes off the road and their car didn't alert them soon enough to avoid a collision.