Comment by smugma
1 day ago
Forward and rear collision warnings have saved me several times in 3 different cars, including slamming on the brakes as I was backing up and then a MUNI bus that I didn’t see flew by.
I’ve also been in 4 accidents that were my fault (one on the same street, a MUNI bus blocked my view of another car that had the right of the way) and 2 that weren’t but I wasn’t able to avoid them.
I will always buy a new car with the latest tech because I acknowledge I’m a below average driver and those warnings (inc the subtle “someone is in your blind spot” light) are helpful to me.
PS I also prefer physical knobs (especially on the steering wheel) and don’t have cars with giant touchscreens.
“I acknowledge I'm a below average driver”
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(Brand New Sentence) big kudos, you’re rare, all of the rest of us know for a fact we’re above average drivers
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PS: DuckDuckGo found the post, this was my 1%!!! (DDG beat Google, less than a weekly occurrence!)
> all of the rest of us know for a fact we’re above average drivers
The boring reality is that the vast majority of us are average, and average turns out to be pretty safe. The people causing multiple at-fault wrecks are not merely below average, they are way below average.
>one on the same street, a MUNI bus blocked my view of another car that had the right of the way
Simple, fundamental rule: never go when you can’t see. Follow religiously.
The fix for your repeated at-fault accidents is not more mandatory technology in cars.
The fix is you should be taking MUNI more often and a defensive driving course. Maybe be forced to drive a manual transmission car through Pac Heights until you can't. Your insurance premiums must be crazy.