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Originally Posted by Willamette City
So the side mirrors don't look to the rear? There must be something wrong with mine because they DO look to the side and rear!
They're called side-view for a reason. You shouldn't see any of your own vehicle in them when they are BGE configured, unless you're driving a semi-truck.
How hard is it to look before moving your 3,000 pound vehicle? (exception: people with mobility problems). Have we really become so lazy that we rely on a computer to do even that for us? I knew things got way out of hand with this "blah blah blah sensor" with the invention of the backup cameras.
Have you ever driven a car with them or know how they work? You still have to actually look at the mirror and use signals for them to be of any benefit. Same amount of effort required, just with additional assisted payoff.
Have you ever driven a car with them or know how they work? You still have to actually look at the mirror and use signals for them to be of any benefit. Same amount of effort required, just with additional assisted payoff.
Now we have a winner.
Arguing over whether or not you need them is silly. No one needs them unless they can't turn their head (my father). Do you want to use them as an additional safety feature? I sure do. right now my lane change assists are convex mirrors glued to the out side mirrors. Next vehicle (2018) will have all the bells and whistles. The older we get the more we need hem.
They're called side-view for a reason. You shouldn't see any of your own vehicle in them when they are BGE configured, unless you're driving a semi-truck.
They're called side view because they're on the side of the car. You get a partial side view, but the majority of the view is still to rear. Unless you don't know how to use them.
I like it, and have it in Mercedes and Volvo products. I have driven rental cars that have it, including the garden variety Altima, and it does help with the audible tone, even in low light conditions. I have seen black or grey cars driving without lights in rain/fog that were difficult to see, but the blind spot system picked them up and sounded an alert when the turn signal is used. It's an additional safety feature, in my opinion, not a replacement for proper driving technique.
I have vehicles without a blind spot system, and don't see it as a feature upon which I am dependent, just an additional one that can enhance safety, which is the same way I view the backup and 360-degree cameras.
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We're wasting our time - those who attempt to achieve the same view in all three mirrors on their car are missing out on a LOT. I can often tell how some drivers have their mirrors set by how they drive.
To those individuals I invite them to google "BGE mirror setting" or "blind-glare-elimination".
Its no substitute for a traditional shoulder check. These technologies need to be considered a supplement to traditional safety checks.
A reverse camera still has blind spots.
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I knew things got way out of hand with this "blah blah blah sensor" with the invention of the backup cameras.
