SirPwn4lot
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- Dec 3, 2010
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- Perth, Western Australia
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- Independent
So lets get this straight. People aren't turning and looking before they back up, but you expect them to look at a monitor before they back up? If they weren't turning and looking, why would look at a monitor. They are just going now, right? So why would they bother putting another step in there when they aren't bothering with it now?
Firstly, in my above comment I made some typos in the code so some quotes aren't shown in quote boxes. I can't edit it for some reason. Nonetheless you get the idea. If a mod sees this post it'd be helpful to change it, but no biggie, I understand you're far too busy.
Now... you can turn and look, use mirrors, etc all you like, it's not going to show you that blind spot. My dad's car works by the camera automatically being on when he goes into reverse. If there's a kid on screen your peripheral vision will pick it up (at least it would certainly be noticeable in his car), even if you don't take a quick glance down when you're adjusting the radio, changing gears, putting your wallet in the cup holder, or any of the other things I do when I get in a car. I haven't as of yet used it, though I have been in his car when he is.
I'm curious, are people simply advocating that the government shouldn't mandate these in vehicles under 10,000lbs, or are they claiming that people shouldn't get them installed in their own time either because they're useless? Most of your arguments support both views.