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- You can't stop progress. In my opinion, drivers are already distracted. There's no denying it. I see a large percentage of the population texting, using Facebook, snapchat, Pinterest or some GPS program almost constantly while on the highways.
The problem is that driving is just boring enough that we end up with lots of unused brain capacity and we THINK we can do all these other things while out on the road and, frankly, 99.99% of the time, we can do those things and absolutely nothing bad will happen.
The problem comes when something unexpected occurs and we are distracted by our gadgets. In my opinion, the driverless car is the solution to this problem. People just don't care to pay attention to driving anymore and I'd rather see an alert technology directing these cars than a careless human driver.
I, for one, welcome our new robotic overlords. - I realized I had gotten careless backing up because I could depend on technology to let me know when to stop.
Exactly. Jack_Diane_Freedom wrote:
I wonder what comments our grandparents made about automatic transmissions. 'How can you ever learn to drive if you can't shift gears?"
Grandparents ???????? No Us !!! I still say it.... the sons both learned on a manual. One still drives one, I still drive one, Hate Automatics. :) Took the second son to the church parking lot on a steep incline & told him here ya go......... don't kill it uphill..... He received an award from the insurance company $500 for no tickets or accidents before he was of age.
Backing assist not for me either....... :)- Um, I don't understand how it works? How is turning the knob any different then turning the steering wheel?
holstein13 wrote:
You can't stop progress. In my opinion, drivers are already distracted. There's no denying it. I see a large percentage of the population texting, using Facebook, snapchat, Pinterest or some GPS program almost constantly while on the highways.
The problem is that driving is just boring enough that we end up with lots of unused brain capacity and we THINK we can do all these other things while out on the road and, frankly, 99.99% of the time, we can do those things and absolutely nothing bad will happen.
The problem comes when something unexpected occurs and we are distracted by our gadgets. In my opinion, the driverless car is the solution to this problem. People just don't care to pay attention to driving anymore and I'd rather see an alert technology directing these cars than a careless human driver.
I, for one, welcome our new robotic overlords.
I just do not think the technology is there........ I do not know what bookface & smart phones are but auto makers can't make cars that have air bags that don't mame, key switches that cut off at 60 mph, engines that fail at bad times, gas pedals that stick or other serious issues & we can expect that they can build in mass production driverless cars ???????? Really ..... Give me my manual transmission & a car I can drive ............ I drive over 50,000 miles a year I would have a hard time trusting an automaker to get anything right......... quality is still terrible. Then there is the issue the auto mechanics around here can't even work on a modern car without screwing it up......
My solution would be a system that disables all electronic gadgets when you turn on the ignition.......:)Jebby14 wrote:
backing up a trailer isn't that hard. seems like a giant waste of money to me
I agree.
Place your hand at the bottom of the steering wheel. Move your hand and wheel to the left to make the trailer turn left. Turn to the right to make the trailer turn right.- I'll tell you what would be a good idea; put a second set of controls like a cockpit in a plane so your "co-pilot" can take over when you need to take your focus off the road.
Most new cars today are drive-by-wire, so it's not a difficult thing to accomplish. - Place your hand at the bottom of the steering wheel. Move your hand and wheel to the left to make the trailer turn left. Turn to the right to make the trailer turn right.
It's the exact same principle as sighting a firearm. I am a certified firearms instructor and a small bore rifle coach. I can sight a firearm and I still can't back up a trailer. "Easy" is a relative term. - I am in favor of anything that makes rv ing easier and safer.
- I am in favor of anything that makes rv ing easier and safer.
But does it? I think it's just the opposite. When you get dependent on an aid of some sort and you can't do it on your own, what happens if the aid malfunctions and you are caught totally off guard and unprepared? As far as I'm concerned the vast majority of these things should be done away with so we concentrate on how to drive. Case in point: http://fusion.net/story/139703/self-parking-car-accident-no-pedestrian-detection/ Mercedes has had similar issues with some of their detection systems.
One of the first things I teach during my firearms safety lectures is to never trust a mechanical safety because it can malfunction. There is NOTHING that beats correct handling of a firearm for safety and I feel likewise for cars.
