In reply to 93EXCivic :
You mentioned motorcycles, I want to quote my flight instructor here about Old pilots and bold pilots but there being no old bold pilots.
The funny thing is as we age and our mortality becomes real we are less and less inclined to take risks where we depend on others for our lives.
Motorcycles have always depended on others seeing and caring enough to give us the required space.
I've not read this whole thread.
I think the tech is here to stay, so there's no point in me not liking it. But many times, these helpful features cause more distractions than I think they are helping with.
The real issue here, and at least in Michigan seems to be being addressed, is driver education.
When I got my permit my hands-on was limited to maybe 8 hours in a parking lot, spread over 8 weeks. Then my mom let me drive on side streets for the minimum hours needed to take my drivers test. No highways, no e-ways, no night driving, no rain, no snow, no traffic.
Then my actual driving test consisted of making a right turn on to Woodward Ave, right onto a mile road, right turn onto a side street, right onto Woodward again, right into the parking lot. That's it!!!
Today they have graduated licensing, I'm all for that.
In the end, I don't see a need for blind spot monitoring, lane change nannies, auto cruise, et.all. It's just another way for you to allow other distractions into Your head.
How many if us say that driving a stick keeps us more involved in the act of driving.....
My first prolonged exposure to the safety stuff came when my Mazda 2 was getting fixed and I was in a new Nissan Altima for a few weeks. Honestly, I was kind of surprised how much I liked all of it. BLIS with the cross-traffic warnings worked great for inching out of parking spots and alerting you to the folks who were racing through the lot.
Same thing on the Interstate. Once the mirrors were positioned properly, BLIS wasn't even necessary but it was nice to have it and wasn't intrusive at all.
Sometimes we all slip, and it's nice to have something watching your back.
DrBoost said:I've not read this whole thread.
I think the tech is here to stay, so there's no point in me not liking it. But many times, these helpful features cause more distractions than I think they are helping with.
The real issue here, and at least in Michigan seems to be being addressed, is driver education.
When I got my permit my hands-on was limited to maybe 8 hours in a parking lot, spread over 8 weeks. Then my mom let me drive on side streets for the minimum hours needed to take my drivers test. No highways, no e-ways, no night driving, no rain, no snow, no traffic.
Then my actual driving test consisted of making a right turn on to Woodward Ave, right onto a mile road, right turn onto a side street, right onto Woodward again, right into the parking lot. That's it!!!
Today they have graduated licensing, I'm all for that.
In the end, I don't see a need for blind spot monitoring, lane change nannies, auto cruise, et.all. It's just another way for you to allow other distractions into Your head.
How many if us say that driving a stick keeps us more involved in the act of driving.....
Those safety things are free if you look at the big picture.
Insurance? Price a car with them and without them. Now check what insurance will cost if you don’t have them.
I’m old enough where my rates are as low as possible. I get safe driver discount because I haven’t had an accident in over thirty years. I get multi car discounts. Yet the insurance on my truck with them is $80 dollars a month cheaper. More than enough to pay for them and everything else in that package.
So they really are free
Plus they might save you if you are ever less than perfect.
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