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Rear back-up cameras mandated in new cars
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Whisky-dave wrote: There's isn't a legal requirement for anyone to see everywhere around a vehical. wear a blindfold, then tell the cop it's legal. There's nothing stoping you from wearing a blindfold in a car, provided your not driving at the same time, well that's UK law anyway. the issue is drivers, who need to be able to see everywhere around a vehicle before proceeding. if they can't see where they're going, they should not be driving. No one can see everywhere, our eyes don't have 360 deg. vision and our eyes have a blind stop and so do cars it;s been know for years. Some car have greater all round vision. that's where turning one's head comes into play. |
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Rear back-up cameras mandated in new cars
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Whisky-dave wrote: Nevertheless there are always blind spots. which is why a driver must turn their head. But what if your head is restricted from turning by a seat belt as after all aseat belt isnlt designed to make it easy to turn your head, which is why in the UK if you do need to turn your head and the seat belt obstructs you, you are allowed to remove it and drive, otherwose there wouldn;t be that stated in the UKs highway code. seat belts do not restrict turning one's head. They do. no they don't. a 5 point harness would restrict movement. an ordinary seat belt does not, which is one reason why it's not as effective as a 5 point harness for reducing injuries in a collision. |
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Rear back-up cameras mandated in new cars
In article ,
Whisky-dave wrote: Nevertheless there are always blind spots. which is why a driver must turn their head. But what if your head is restricted from turning by a seat belt as after all aseat belt isnlt designed to make it easy to turn your head, which is why in the UK if you do need to turn your head and the seat belt obstructs you, you are allowed to remove it and drive, otherwose there wouldn;t be that stated in the UKs highway code. seat belts do not restrict turning one's head. They do. no they don't. They do otherwise they wouldn't make a specail case for not wearing them. they do not. the restriction is when they tension *after* a crash, at which point it's too late to be turning your head and chances are you can't anymore because it's broken. It's like saying smoked glass windscreens have no effect on what you can see. nothing like that at all. |
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Rear back-up cameras mandated in new cars
On 6/21/2018 9:39 AM, nospam wrote:
In article , Carlos E.R. wrote: There's isn't a legal requirement for anyone to see everywhere around a vehical. wear a blindfold, then tell the cop it's legal. There's nothing stoping you from wearing a blindfold in a car, provided your not driving at the same time, well that's UK law anyway. the issue is drivers, who need to be able to see everywhere around a vehicle before proceeding. if they can't see where they're going, they should not be driving. Nevertheless there are always blind spots. which is why a driver must turn their head. Or have cameras covering the full rear and sides and display them in a suitable view on the dash or so. :-) not as effective nor as safe, for reasons already discussed. good luck trying to determine depth on small 2d display, or being able to use it at all if the camera has dirt on it or the lens is cracked. Simple solution. Then you wash it or get it fixed. If your license says you must wear glasses and they break, you get new ones, before you drive. . -- PeterN |
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Rear back-up cameras mandated in new cars
In article , PeterN
wrote: Or have cameras covering the full rear and sides and display them in a suitable view on the dash or so. :-) not as effective nor as safe, for reasons already discussed. good luck trying to determine depth on small 2d display, or being able to use it at all if the camera has dirt on it or the lens is cracked. Simple solution. Then you wash it or get it fixed. If your license says you must wear glasses and they break, you get new ones, before you drive. . just about everyone does *not* walk around to check the vehicle for any damage prior to a trip. people even drive with the check engine light on, where they *know* something is wrong, unless the performance has been crippled such that the car is no longer drivable. you are also apparently unaware that dirt or damage can happen *while* driving, at which point, the camera is no longer useful and you have to turn your head. or are you advocating that the moment a camera gets dirty, perhaps due to a passing truck splashing mud or slush, a driver must pull over on the side of the road and call for a tow? and then there's still the 2d issue, even if no dirt or damage has occurred. turning a head is easy, costs nothing and more effective. |
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Rear back-up cameras mandated in new cars
On 2018-06-21 19:08, nospam wrote:
In article , PeterN wrote: Or have cameras covering the full rear and sides and display them in a suitable view on the dash or so. :-) not as effective nor as safe, for reasons already discussed. good luck trying to determine depth on small 2d display, or being able to use it at all if the camera has dirt on it or the lens is cracked. Simple solution. Then you wash it or get it fixed. If your license says you must wear glasses and they break, you get new ones, before you drive. . just about everyone does *not* walk around to check the vehicle for any damage prior to a trip. No need. There will be a computer doing the checkup. The car will refuse to start if the check fails. people even drive with the check engine light on, where they *know* something is wrong, unless the performance has been crippled such that the car is no longer drivable. you are also apparently unaware that dirt or damage can happen *while* driving, at which point, the camera is no longer useful and you have to turn your head. Same as a dirty mirror. And they can have wipers. -- Cheers, Carlos. |
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Rear back-up cameras mandated in new cars
On 2018-06-21 17:25, nospam wrote:
In article , Whisky-dave wrote: Nevertheless there are always blind spots. which is why a driver must turn their head. But what if your head is restricted from turning by a seat belt as after all aseat belt isnlt designed to make it easy to turn your head, which is why in the UK if you do need to turn your head and the seat belt obstructs you, you are allowed to remove it and drive, otherwose there wouldn;t be that stated in the UKs highway code. seat belts do not restrict turning one's head. They do. no they don't. They do otherwise they wouldn't make a specail case for not wearing them. they do not. the restriction is when they tension *after* a crash, at which point it's too late to be turning your head and chances are you can't anymore because it's broken. It's like saying smoked glass windscreens have no effect on what you can see. nothing like that at all. You are wrong. The code here says that you can remove the seat belt if it obstructs movement (not only head, but the whole body) while doing slow an complicated maneuvers. No matter what you say it is impossible, the law is the law. -- Cheers, Carlos. |
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Rear back-up cameras mandated in new cars
In article , Carlos E.R.
wrote: Or have cameras covering the full rear and sides and display them in a suitable view on the dash or so. :-) not as effective nor as safe, for reasons already discussed. good luck trying to determine depth on small 2d display, or being able to use it at all if the camera has dirt on it or the lens is cracked. Simple solution. Then you wash it or get it fixed. If your license says you must wear glasses and they break, you get new ones, before you drive. . just about everyone does *not* walk around to check the vehicle for any damage prior to a trip. No need. There will be a computer doing the checkup. The car will refuse to start if the check fails. correct, and if any problem does occur, the vehicle will drive itself to a repair shop rather than pick up a passenger. people even drive with the check engine light on, where they *know* something is wrong, unless the performance has been crippled such that the car is no longer drivable. you are also apparently unaware that dirt or damage can happen *while* driving, at which point, the camera is no longer useful and you have to turn your head. Same as a dirty mirror. And they can have wipers. wipers can and do break. |
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Rear back-up cameras mandated in new cars
In article , Carlos E.R.
wrote: seat belts do not restrict turning one's head. They do. no they don't. They do otherwise they wouldn't make a specail case for not wearing them. they do not. the restriction is when they tension *after* a crash, at which point it's too late to be turning your head and chances are you can't anymore because it's broken. It's like saying smoked glass windscreens have no effect on what you can see. nothing like that at all. You are wrong. nope The code here says that you can remove the seat belt if it obstructs movement (not only head, but the whole body) while doing slow an complicated maneuvers. so what? wearing a seat belt does *not* restrict turning one's head to see what's out the side or back. if the seat belt in *your* vehicle interferes with normal driving activity, then it's a safety risk and it should be fixed or replaced. No matter what you say it is impossible, the law is the law. it's very possible and i do it every time i drive. |
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Rear back-up cameras mandated in new cars
On Thursday, June 21, 2018 at 4:39:52 PM UTC-4, nospam wrote:
In article , Carlos E.R. wrote: seat belts do not restrict turning one's head. They do. no they don't. They do otherwise they wouldn't make a specail case for not wearing them. they do not. the restriction is when they tension *after* a crash, at which point it's too late to be turning your head and chances are you can't anymore because it's broken. It's like saying smoked glass windscreens have no effect on what you can see. nothing like that at all. You are wrong. nope The code here says that you can remove the seat belt if it obstructs movement (not only head, but the whole body) while doing slow an complicated maneuvers. so what? Because regulators often rely quite heavily on actual SCIENCE when setting up policies & industry safety standards. wearing a seat belt does *not* restrict turning one's head to see what's out the side or back. if the seat belt in *your* vehicle interferes with normal driving activity, then it's a safety risk and it should be fixed or replaced. Incorrect, because when the OEM was allowed to sell it, it means that the assessment of the Government regulators concluded that it simply wasn't a critical safety issue...no matter how loudly you try to scream today that it is. No matter what you say it is impossible, the law is the law. it's very possible and i do it every time i drive. If memory serves, when I asked you if your vehicle has a bench seat (instead of a bucket) ... you never provided a clear response. So then, what's your response? Still waiting. Because the topology of the seat DOES make a difference too. And yeah, a 1969 bench seat that ends 3" below the shoulder does allow for great visibility over the shoulder and so forth... ....but too bad they're no longer considered safe in accidents. Restrictions on rearward vision became increasingly evident with the rise of head restraints built into seats. Even if you could rotate your head like an owl, you merely end up staring at your headrest. If I get a chance next week, I'll take some photos in the headrests in one of my cars to show how this is indeed quite a significantly factor. Then you can try to claim that the photos are a lie. /S Plus I've sat in some street legal seats where the depth & support of the bucket's topology precluded full natural rotation of the head too. At that point, one does need to rise in the seat (and against the seatbelt) to try to get one's head out of the "pocket". -hh |
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