rec.autos.simulators

> I discovered that it has
>blind spots that are just too large for me to feel safe with. So, despite
all the pluses of
>the vehicle, I didn't buy it because I didn't feel safe backing it up.
>   No need for an electronic gadget sold by some internet spam-meister.
Just good common
>sense and driving skill.

> >How about a toddler on a tricycle, you ignorant bombastic boofhead?

> If a child suddenly runs(or rides) behind your vehicle, would you really have
> time to react even IF you had a warning system?

> That's why you make sure no kids are near you when you DO back up...  It's
> called Driving 101.  No need to get hostile.

> Eldred
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> Never argue with an idiot.  He brings you down to his level, then beats you
> with experience...
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> >How about a toddler on a tricycle, you ignorant bombastic boofhead?

> >>     If you are such a moron that you can't back up without hitting
> something
> >> behind you unless you have a "reverse sensor",  you probably shouldn't be
> >> driving at all.

> >> ~daxe

> I have a toddler.  Before I even put the car in gear I make darn sure that
> she isn't anywhere near it and neither are my dogs.  I drive for a living.
> I may be biased, but I think people who accept the responsibility inherent
> in driving a car should take at least that much care to monitor their
> surroundings without electronic assistance.

> ~daxe

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>    I wonder what happens when the user gets so used to having his vehicle tell him
> when its "safe" to back up that he stops looking back. Then, one day the electronic
> system fails to warn him and he runs over a kid. Who gets sued?
>    If you use the rear-view mirror, you never need to worry about a system failure.
> And if your vehicle has a huge blind spot in the back (i.e. a van or other oversized
> road behemoth) , you have to ask, "who was the rocket scientist that BOUGHT a
> vehicle with a huge blind spot in the rear?"

>             Bryan

> > >How about a toddler on a tricycle, you ignorant bombastic boofhead?

> > >>     If you are such a moron that you can't back up without hitting
> > something
> > >> behind you unless you have a "reverse sensor",  you probably shouldn't be
> > >> driving at all.

> > >> ~daxe

> > I have a toddler.  Before I even put the car in gear I make darn sure that
> > she isn't anywhere near it and neither are my dogs.  I drive for a living.
> > I may be biased, but I think people who accept the responsibility inherent
> > in driving a car should take at least that much care to monitor their
> > surroundings without electronic assistance.

> > ~daxe

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>Okay Darth....don't like electronic assistance, huh?  Then remove the speedo, the
>fuel, oil and temperature gauges/lights from your vehicle.  Oh...whilst you're at
>it....got a radar detector?  Take that out as well.

>Now.....care to enlighten me as to just _how_ you intend to drive safely?

>I have a toddler.  Before I even put the car in gear I make darn sure that
>she isn't anywhere near it and neither are my dogs.  I drive for a living.
>I may be biased, but I think people who accept the responsibility inherent
>in driving a car should take at least that much care to monitor their
>surroundings without electronic assistance.

>~daxe

>Okay Darth....don't like electronic assistance, huh?  Then remove the speedo,
>the
>fuel, oil and temperature gauges/lights from your vehicle.  Oh...whilst
>you're at
>it....got a radar detector?  Take that out as well.

>Now.....care to enlighten me as to just _how_ you intend to drive safely?

> Leaky... You're confusing instrumentation with safety. None of the
> items you've listed are needed to drive safely.

> That was me and I didn't call the person a moron, I called a hypothetical
> person who would need the doodad this fellow is spamming us with a moron.

> >What is pissing you people off is the fact that the guy posted some spam
> here.
> >So what?

> Because I spent most of the last three days around my relatives and my
> wife's even more unbearable family.  That's enough to build up the
> frustration and anxiety in the most patient of people (which I am not,
> either)

>    No, my vehicles come with satisfactory mirrors. There is no need to take apart the
> bathroom. You want to hear a funny story? Last year, I was considering buying an SUV.

> Haven't you ever had a flaky gauge on your car before?

>I have an idea!  Lets get a little device that we can strap on toddlers that
>makes a loud, horrible noise when they get near a car?

>Oh, of course I am.....how silly of me.  And there I was thinking that driving below
>the posted speed limit, most particularly in an urban environment, had something to do
>with "safety".  Tsk tsk.....I must be more precise in future.

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>Oh, of course I am.....how silly of me.  And there I was thinking that
driving below
>the posted speed limit, most particularly in an urban environment, had
something to do
>with "safety".  Tsk tsk.....I must be more precise in future.