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CelticCrafter · ‎03-09-2010

@Plaid Pants2 wrote:
@bri20 wrote:
@Plaid Pants2 wrote:
@bri20 wrote:
The back up camera allows people to see things that you cannot see just from turning around or using your mirros.

A back up camera allows you to see a small child on a bike or a pet that you might not be able to see. It's a tool. It doesn't replace anything. But you knew that...

And for a hundred years, people managed to back up without them, yes?

Why, I'm sure that you even managed to back up without the use of a camera, before it's invention, yes?
It's a safety feature.

Don't use it if you have such a problem with it.

A "safety feature" that people somehow managed to live without for many decades, yes?

As for my car, it isn't even on there.

If it was, I would have them remove it, or disable it.

I have been around to backup just fine since 1989, and haven't needed it in all of those years, and don't need it now.

I know how to back up without it.

No piece of "technology" can ever replace good old fashioned experience.

I trust myself, not some computerized gizmo.

I don't think you can have it removed or disabled - think it's a government mandate. We have it -I don't like it and never use it.

Lila Belle · ‎01-24-2013

@Plaid Pants2 wrote:
@Lila Belle wrote:
@Plaid Pants2 wrote:
@bri20 wrote:
Honestly, it's surprising how much wider your view is with the back up camera.

There is no way to see underneath the rear window just from turning your head around or using your mirrors.

I would rather be safe than sorry backing up...

And yet, and yet, and yet, people somehow managed to back up for decades before they were invented, yes?

Why, I'm certain that even you somehow managed to back up without it, before it was invented, yes?

What would you do if it broke, and it was weeks before you could get it fixed, and you had to back up?

What would you do???
@Plaid Pants2 wrote:
@bri20 wrote:
Honestly, it's surprising how much wider your view is with the back up camera.

There is no way to see underneath the rear window just from turning your head around or using your mirrors.

I would rather be safe than sorry backing up...

And yet, and yet, and yet, people somehow managed to back up for decades before they were invented, yes?

Why, I'm certain that even you somehow managed to back up without it, before it was invented, yes?

What would you do if it broke, and it was weeks before you could get it fixed, and you had to back up?

What would you do???
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And some people even managed to run over and kill their children and pets.

I know of a former neighbor who crushed his young daughter while backing out onto the street from his drive way. He hasn't I'm told recovered from the trauma.

I think that many lives have been saved by this technology.

I'm sorry for your former neighbor.

But in all the years that I have been driving, and all the years that my dad has been driving, we have never had one single accident while backing up, and I am certain that we are not the only two people in the U.S. to have gone their whole entire driving lives, and not had a single accident while backing up, all without the use of a camera.

Can you explain that?

It isn't luck.

It's skill.

A skill that will disappear as technology does the driving and thinking for us.

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The most skillful driver is not infallible.

I'm trying not to sound as glib as your post was.

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@CrazyDaisy True, my DH did not want his phone hooked up to the onstar and they told him it was no longer optional. At least here in Fl. hands free calling is mandated on cars where it is available.

We have an SUV so the backup cameras are a real necessity since it is impossible to see all you need to see behind the car.

Plaid Pants2 · ‎03-14-2015

@Lila Belle wrote:
@Plaid Pants2 wrote:
@Lila Belle wrote:
@Plaid Pants2 wrote:
@bri20 wrote:
Honestly, it's surprising how much wider your view is with the back up camera.

There is no way to see underneath the rear window just from turning your head around or using your mirrors.

I would rather be safe than sorry backing up...

And yet, and yet, and yet, people somehow managed to back up for decades before they were invented, yes?

Why, I'm certain that even you somehow managed to back up without it, before it was invented, yes?

What would you do if it broke, and it was weeks before you could get it fixed, and you had to back up?

What would you do???
@Plaid Pants2 wrote:
@bri20 wrote:
Honestly, it's surprising how much wider your view is with the back up camera.

There is no way to see underneath the rear window just from turning your head around or using your mirrors.

I would rather be safe than sorry backing up...

And yet, and yet, and yet, people somehow managed to back up for decades before they were invented, yes?

Why, I'm certain that even you somehow managed to back up without it, before it was invented, yes?

What would you do if it broke, and it was weeks before you could get it fixed, and you had to back up?

What would you do???
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And some people even managed to run over and kill their children and pets.

I know of a former neighbor who crushed his young daughter while backing out onto the street from his drive way. He hasn't I'm told recovered from the trauma.

I think that many lives have been saved by this technology.

I'm sorry for your former neighbor.

But in all the years that I have been driving, and all the years that my dad has been driving, we have never had one single accident while backing up, and I am certain that we are not the only two people in the U.S. to have gone their whole entire driving lives, and not had a single accident while backing up, all without the use of a camera.

Can you explain that?

It isn't luck.

It's skill.

A skill that will disappear as technology does the driving and thinking for us.
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The most skillful driver is not infallible.
I'm trying not to sound as glib as your post was.

So, are you calling me a liar, when I said that neither my dad or I have ever been in an accident while backing up?

All without the use of a backup camera.

excpa · ‎09-12-2015

In 2011 I bought a Ford Fiesta. It had to be brought in from far away because I didn't want anything but the car and they made very few of them. It still has more than I want, like all the indicators on the dash. I traded in a 2008 Dodge Avenger with a whole lot of stuff that drew power, even when the car wasn't running. As a result, the battery went dead after a few days of inactivity and had to be jump-started. I hated that car. I love my Fiesta and dread having to replace it. The only thing I sort of miss is the automatic trunk opener. Remember the old VW bug commercial that said "it goes forward, it goes backward, it turns left, it turns right. Isn't that wonderful!" Why do cars need to be "connected"? And, now, they want them to drive themslves. Maybed, if you need all that stuff, you should just stay home.

CrazyDaisy · ‎03-20-2010

@Plaid Pants2 wrote:
@Lila Belle wrote:

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The most skillful driver is not infallible.
I'm trying not to sound as glib as your post was.

So, are you calling me a liar, when I said that neither my dad or I have ever been in an accident while backing up?

All without the use of a backup camera.

Wow, someone needs a nap.

Someday, when scientists discover the center of the Universe....some people will be disappointed it is not them.

Lila Belle · ‎01-24-2013

I didn't call you a liar.

Stuff happens @Plaid Pants2. Now I'm done.

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

@CrazyDaisy wrote:
@Plaid Pants2 wrote:
@bri20 wrote:
Honestly, it's surprising how much wider your view is with the back up camera.

There is no way to see underneath the rear window just from turning your head around or using your mirrors.

I would rather be safe than sorry backing up...

And yet, and yet, and yet, people somehow managed to back up for decades before they were invented, yes?

Why, I'm certain that even you somehow managed to back up without it, before it was invented, yes?

What would you do if it broke, and it was weeks before you could get it fixed, and you had to back up?

What would you do???
Why are you so against an additional tool that makes driving safer? It by no means replaces looking around or using mirrors. Seems like you just want to argue for the sake of arguing.

There is another thread about computers and computerization making all of humanity incompetent, gibbering morons who can't tie their shoes without it. I don't buy that either. But I think that's the point here - that technology of any kind ruins everyone and everything. That's the program.

I had to hunt to get the model with a backup camera on my new car. Almost gave up because they were scarce, but I got one. Yes I forget to use it, lol. No, I don't use it every.single.time I put the car in reverse. For what I mostly use it for (parking lots and parking) I love it. It was worth the hunt.

I refuse to feel incompetent, unskilled or lazy because it's the opinion of a stranger that I am. Just...no.

Life without Mexican food is no life at all

Plaid Pants2 · ‎03-14-2015

@excpa wrote:
In 2011 I bought a Ford Fiesta. It had to be brought in from far away because I didn't want anything but the car and they made very few of them. It still has more than I want, like all the indicators on the dash. I traded in a 2008 Dodge Avenger with a whole lot of stuff that drew power, even when the car wasn't running. As a result, the battery went dead after a few days of inactivity and had to be jump-started. I hated that car. I love my Fiesta and dread having to replace it. The only thing I sort of miss is the automatic trunk opener. Remember the old VW bug commercial that said "it goes forward, it goes backward, it turns left, it turns right. Isn't that wonderful!" Why do cars need to be "connected"? And, now, they want them to drive themslves. Maybed, if you need all that stuff, you should just stay home.

I,000,000,000,000,000,000% agree!!!!!!!

I would give you a million hearts for your post, if I could!

Tinkrbl44 · ‎08-23-2010

@Big Sister wrote:
I don't need a lot of bells and whistles, just sell me a car that I will know how to work everything I do now.

@Big Sister

Amen, sister !!!

We have 3 cars and the one I like best and drive most is the 1995 Toyota. This is our first Toyota and I really had no idea how reliable and trouble free they are! People rave about them and now I know why. Best part is no computer!

I haven't bought a "brand new" car in many years. I always get a low mileage, well maintained pre-owned car. The last time. I used a consultant that does all the leg work .... like a personal shopper for cars! What a great experience!

I suspect the next time we get a new car, it will be another pre-owned Toyota ... without a computer, if I can help it.