Submitted by Sorin61 t3_10nit67 in technology
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LED_PhuckSystem t1_j6ahqlb wrote
Yes because Tesla/Musk fanboys are the most annoying crowd who take it as a personal insult that people aren’t as enamored by their overpriced vehicles. They’re so annoying that now others get joy from their salt.
Roland_Zakalwe t1_j6b85eg wrote
Every time there's a Tesla hit piece on r/technology (which is several times a day) the comments are a massive circlejerk of hatred and anger. People endlessly bitch about the cars, the company, and the CEO.
Anyone who says anything else is called a Musk fanboy/cultist
teksun42 t1_j6bbg3d wrote
Downvoted for speaking the truth, LMAO.
MinorFragile t1_j6dzwrx wrote
Criticized rightly so. Elon musk is a goofy ass loon.
LED_PhuckSystem t1_j6bvhoh wrote
Because people like you resort to whataboutism whenever anyone says anything bad about Tesla….
gerkletoss t1_j6d7i4c wrote
Do you appreciate the irony of this comment?
ShrekJohnson27 t1_j6a68k1 wrote
So true it’s not even funny!
SmashTagLives t1_j6bgyas wrote
Don’t forget the random hate speech
JadeitePenguin1 t1_j6bmaxa wrote
Yeah but Ford doesn't have a ton of angry fan boys that will defend them regardless of what they're doing.
darwinkh2os t1_j6fe3zd wrote
If this was Tesla, the "recall" would be an automated over-the-counter update that had already been rolled out by the time the article went to press.
HuJimX t1_j6hsxk3 wrote
No need for hypotheticals, there are plenty of owners still waiting for Tesla to address their vehicles of the 350k + recalled for a similar issue in 2021.
HuJimX t1_j6hss0k wrote
As if Tesla didn’t already have to recall nearly 400,000 of their own vehicles for a rear view camera issue? With many owners still waiting (years at this point) for the replacement parts to be available so it can be fixed?
fuzeebear t1_j6a9y60 wrote
Waaaahhhhhh
Sworn_to_Ganondorf t1_j6az6vc wrote
Rearview mirror it is then lol
leto78 t1_j6cesbt wrote
For people complaining that reddit only covers Tesla recalls...
Ford recalling as many cars as Tesla sold in 2022!
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Charming_Ad_4 t1_j6cpjk4 wrote
Didn't Ford pay them enough ad dollars to hide it?
FeeDisastrous3879 t1_j6f5mzs wrote
Ford is the recall king. I think their engineers must be inbreeding with General Motors and they make most of their decisions with a magic 8 ball filled with blood of their victims.
kraoard t1_j6bdq2h wrote
How much the company will lose because of this?
d7it23js t1_j6bjndh wrote
It sounds like it’s software related and that dealers can fix it. So probably not too crazy.
Korean_Sandwich t1_j6a98o6 wrote
who needs rear view cameras anyway. do it the old school way
hellslave t1_j6af1gx wrote
> who needs rear view cameras anyway.
SmashTagLives t1_j6bgl39 wrote
You joke, but I took my test in a VW westfalia camping van. I’m a better, more alert driver for it.
I admit that cameras are an important safety measure and very helpful. But I contend they don’t make the driver more capable, they make them less capable. They teach the driver to focus on the screen instead of checking all surroundings. The camera should only be a small part of it.
Source: every single person under the age of 25 I have ever been in a car with.
hellslave t1_j6bhci9 wrote
How do you figure I was joking? It's literally mandated, as per the linked article.
SmashTagLives t1_j6biejz wrote
Well shit if it’s mandated then I guess every driver is more capable now! And I guess they are retrofitting SO MANY cars with them!
I’m saying if you need a camera to drive, you shouldn’t be allowed to drive. You know why rearview camera are a thing? Becuae so many clowns can’t understand something might be behind them, and check for it/be aware of their surroundings.
I ask you, when do you use yours? Backing out of your driveway? A parking spot? Because every person I drive with that was raised with them stares into them like they are playing a video game, not even looking up or to the side or basically anywhere else.
hellslave t1_j6biksa wrote
I use it all the time, because I can't twist my spine adequately enough to look behind me.
SmashTagLives t1_j6bj42a wrote
Oh damn. I’m sorry dude. That’s actually a completely legit response. I took my test in that camping van becuae we needed something for my quadriplegic father to fit in with his wheelchair.
But I stick to my guns about passing the test without them when it isn’t an accessibility issue.
I swear that my mom, brother, and wife, have become less attentive drivers after getting a car with a camera as well.
I guess what I’m actually saying is that most people are terrible drivers, and it isn’t an extra vantage point that should be blamed
hellslave t1_j6bkcdf wrote
I only started driving in (coincidentally enough) in 2018, and aside from the parallel parking and backing around a corner, there was no other reversing in play. For that, I just used my side mirrors.
reid0 t1_j6c7fsu wrote
There are areas behind vehicles you cannot possibly see from the driver’s seat without a camera. It’s entirely possible for a child to be standing directly behind an SUV and be completely invisible to the driver, for example. It doesn’t matter how carefully you look in your mirrors, if you couldn’t possibly see that kid.
Having the camera doesn’t take away your opportunity to be a careful and wary driver, it provides you an additional capacity to see things behind you.
SmashTagLives t1_j6c8m8x wrote
Incorrect. Unless you run over baby night-crawler, or you are backing up through a playground, you have no excuse for terrible, criminally negligent driving.
And if I wasn’t clear, I’m saying that cameras are a good thing. A very important new safety feature.
But if you need a camera to avoid killing children, you shouldn’t be driving at all. It’s situational awareness. It’s knowing the difference between being in a school parking lot, or pulling out from a lone cabin, and everything in between.
Cameras are great, but the people that need them shouldn’t be allowed on the road.
reid0 t1_j6c9rcj wrote
No need to be silly. There are physical limitations to what you can see using your mirrors. Children are famously unpredictable and will, completely without the knowledge of a driver, end up in blind spots. Pets too. That’s irrefutable. If you had no knowledge that there was a child in the area, and said child had found their way behind your vehicle before you started to reverse, and despite your best efforts to check your mirrors you reversed and hit that child, that’s an accident, and not the driver’s fault. Those types of accidents happen, particularly in vehicles with poor visibility, and that’s exactly why those cameras are now mandated.
SmashTagLives t1_j6cew2y wrote
I’m not being silly whatsoever. Im saying the deaths you’re talking about are almost certainly all caused by incompetent drivers that have no business owning a car.
And you think cameras are mandated for safety? Now who is being silly. If the auto industry, or the government actually cares about safety, they wouldn’t go to “camera” for it.
They would do things like “maybe cars shouldn’t be allowed to exceed the speed limit by 100 miles an hour” or even “hey, maybe motor bikes shouldn’t be a thing”.
But instead of adding a breathalyzer to every car decades ago, they’ve added cameras to really Make a difference!
I think you need a camera to pull your head out of your ass
reid0 t1_j6cgpxo wrote
You are being silly, and escalating your silliness as you go, it would appear.
Accidents without fault happen all the time, including between capable, attentive drivers. Count yourself lucky if you’ve never been involved in one, but the laws of physics apply to us all. Wrong place, wrong time and you’ll be telling a different story.
There are laws to prevent people from going 100 miles over the speed limit. You can have your license revoked for doing so. Motorcyclists are generally required to take additional tests, face tighter restrictions for things like blood alcohol level, and in most places, are required to wear additional safety devices such as helmets. Breathalysers are often mandated for drivers with histories of drunk driving.
But of course, none of that has anything to do with the fact that humans can’t see through cars. That inability was resulting in accidents, which is why reversing cameras were mandated.
> The regulation requires rearview cameras and video displays on new models, a move aimed at preventing accidents in which pedestrians — often children — are run over because a driver can't see them as they back their vehicles.
SmashTagLives t1_j6ch7fo wrote
I’m not being silly. And I contend it is you sir, that is becoming sillier.
Extra protective gear? Yeah, a helmet is gonna save a dude going 200 riding a rocket into an F150.
We also have Laws like negligible man slaughter, but we got the cameras anyhow. So why aren’t there breathalyzer in every car? Could it be because booze is taxed? Or because auto companies know people won’t buy a car with one if they can get one without?
If you think cameras have been put in place because the government wants people to be safe, you’re very silly indeed. And if you think that the auto industry cares about human lives over profit, you’re a regular clown.
reid0 t1_j6chosz wrote
A camera improves a driver’s visibility of what’s behind their vehicle. That, in itself, improves the capacity of a driver to determine if it’s safe to reverse without hitting something.
You can descend into ever sillier arguments to pretend otherwise but that is a safety feature. It has been mandated, which means all new cars now have a safety feature which they didn’t previously have to have.
Having access to a safety feature does not make you a worse driver.
SmashTagLives t1_j6gzahd wrote
That’s what you say. I say I’ve seen different. I say that the screen detracts from the actual skill it takes to be aware of your surroundings. I say that the screen removes you from the visceral Reality of commanding a motor vehicle. I say that if you take a bad driver and give them a camera, they will be equally as bad. But, now they will pass a test easier.
You say it doesn’t, but you really aren’t basing that on anything other than “you think”. It’s not like you are Giving me raw data about the reduction in vehicle fatalities. Only the data of morons running over kids backing out Of their driveway. You really think a camera can help this person? They are the people looking into the camera as they hit the gas instead of the brake.
And you have to admit, I made a point. Those cameras aren’t there because car companies or the government give a shit about people being safe. Because if they did, they would mandate bangs they would make an actual impact
reid0 t1_j6h5v4z wrote
The problem is you didn’t make a valid point.
The people who are trying to drive safely make use of the tools available to help them do so. A tool which improves visibility by definition allows those drivers to reduce their chance of having an accident.
And of course, the evidence supports that.
You can keep ranting your conspiracy theories about ulterior motives all you want, but the motive behind the mandating of cameras doesn’t change their effectiveness.
SmashTagLives t1_j6h7z7x wrote
“The evidence supports this”...
The evidence supports my point; which is that 50 times a week in the United States, people who shouldn’t be driving any car, no matter how many, or how few cameras it has, have no business driving whatsoever. Do you disagree?
Oh and remember, the ages of the baby road kill is 12-24 months. 12-24 months. I contend this age group supports my baby night crawler theory. Because I’m the father of a three year old. And there weren’t many times he was quick enough to surprise someone with or without a camera in their car. Because they can barely walk.
So it may stand to reason that it’s the parents or elderly family members running over relatives. At BEST it would be a neighbor. I mean how far can a 1-2 year old make it in the time it takes for their caregiver to see them, or the driver to back out of the driveway they LIVE IN.
you are saying “these cameras save lives” and I’m saying “No they don’t, the assholes that need them aren’t even paying attention”
I make a point. Admit it
reid0 t1_j6h8ji5 wrote
You can keep waffling but you’re not making a point.
Cameras improve the chances of a careful driver from reversing into something that they otherwise couldn’t have seen without the camera.
That’s a simple, irrefutable truth.
Ensuring that every new vehicle offers that additional safety device allows the driver access to that additional level of accident prevention.
The evidence supports that.
Instead of making up random quotes and then assigning them to me despite me literally never having said them, you’d be better off looking at the research on the matter.
SmashTagLives t1_j6h9z7v wrote
I’m quoting the evidence you posted?
And you say it yourself “improve the chances of a careful driver”
I’m saying that the careful driver shouldn’t need a camera to avoid running over a child.
The evidence you posted from that class action lawsuit site, cites this evidence. I’m not “waffling” (unless you’re using that word incorrectly) because I haven’t changed my mind.
I’ve been steadfast in my claim that cameras enable poor drivers in a similar way that automatic parallel parking does. Not in the silly way you think, but in the way that it removes the operator from learning how to be careful actually driving a vehicle. And the more it enables lack of skill and awareness.
You completely ignored my direct questions in my last reply, about the drivers running over their babies, the statistic you sent me, then mocked me for “quoting”. Who are they?
Instead you respond with statistical platitudes and boring verbs that have two different continental definitions.
So I ask again, you think that the babies being killed are gonna be saved by cameras?
Or are you going to try again to poorly slap together a pathetic little jab, vaguely refer me to “the stats” and drop another buzzword to avoid my questions
reid0 t1_j6hckak wrote
You didn’t cite anything. If you want to cite something, then cite it. If you want to quote me, then be accurate.
You are not basing your beliefs on evidence. You want me to concede that your unproven beliefs, based on your unscientific personal evaluation and anecdotes is somehow relevant. It’s not relevant. It’s not proven. It’s not measurable. It’s not evidence.
Every study on the subject that I’ve found shows that simply having a reversing camera reduces the likelihood of a hitting something while reversing.
You want to imagine that simply having a camera makes people worse drivers, but that claim is not supported by any evidence. The actual evidence shows the opposite.
If you have some evidence to backup your unfounded claim, then provide it.
SmashTagLives t1_j6hd182 wrote
My original point, was that if you need a camera to not kill a child, you should not be driving.
Do you disagree
reid0 t1_j6hd9tn wrote
Your original point, and I quote:
>You joke, but I took my test in a VW westfalia camping van. I’m a better, more alert driver for it.
>I admit that cameras are an important safety measure and very helpful. But I contend they don’t make the driver more capable, they make them less capable. They teach the driver to focus on the screen instead of checking all surroundings. The camera should only be a small part of it.
>Source: every single person under the age of 25 I have ever been in a car with.
Your original point is that cameras make people worse drivers. The evidence indicates the opposite is true.
SmashTagLives t1_j6hjtih wrote
You’re splitting hairs. You know I meant “cameras enable poor drivers” just as much as I meant that they can indeed make a driver less attentive than they otherwise would be. And again, I’m basing this on how everyone I know drives. Before, and after, and the ones only with cameras.
It is an opinion and a theory, difficult to quantify a metric for.
So now that all of that is settled, answer my question.
reid0 t1_j6hl4wu wrote
Ah yes, after being caught trying to ignore the fact that you just lied about your original point, now I’m supposedly splitting hairs. And I’m doing that by speaking to exactly what you claimed and by providing actual research study results to back up my claims, which directly disprove yours.
You can call it a theory, or an opinion, or whatever else you want, but it remains unsupported by facts. And, as mentioned, the facts we have access to indicate that the exact opposite is true.
And you understand that you just randomly claiming that your theory is difficult to measure or prove doesn’t actually make that true, right? It’s not a particularly difficult thing to study or analyse. The thing is, the other related studies have effectively already disproven your theory without requiring a separate, singular study.
SmashTagLives t1_j6hqvwl wrote
Dude, just humor me. Answer the question.
reid0 t1_j6hr14v wrote
I don’t want to humour you. I want you to stop being silly.
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SmashTagLives t1_j6huz66 wrote
Stop saying silly and answer the question.
reid0 t1_j6hyu7p wrote
Acknowledge that you were, and are still, being silly.
jbaranski t1_j6ascje wrote
People that don’t like running over children, mostly.
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SmashTagLives t1_j6bgo9o wrote
If it’s only a camera that stops you from pancaking toddlers, please get off the road immediately.
jbaranski t1_j6bkgq7 wrote
It’s not just children, asshat, but the cameras prevent unnecessary deaths
https://www.motorbiscuit.com/the-history-of-mandated-backup-cameras/
SmashTagLives t1_j6bxhzf wrote
Wow, coming out hot with calling me an “asshat”.
Perhaps you fall into the camp of people that shouldn’t be allowed to drive, you know, stupid idiots.
What I said wasn’t against cameras. They are an important safety feature. I’m all for them.
What I’m saying is that I’m not a piece of shit that can’t drive a car. I’m saying that the reasons cameras exist is BECAUSE stupid people (you) don’t understand how to.
You check your surroundings by physically exiting the vehicle. You check underneath your car (I’m sure one day, when you or someone as stupid, run over a sleeping child, the under-car camera will exist), you check your surroundings. You are aware if you are at a playground, or at a deserted parking lot.
You don’t just go, “DERP ALL CLEAR IN THE CULDASAC! VROOM VROOM!”
I’m saying that cameras are very important. BUT; if you are killing kids without a rearview camera, you can eat my shit. You shouldn’t be on the road to begin with.
Does this compute? Or do you need a camera
grjacpulas t1_j6bzp90 wrote
What in the world did cameras do to you man?
SmashTagLives t1_j6c0ur8 wrote
Well, they used to mean so much. But if you actually meant the present tense, it was a joke. It wasn’t funny, but I kept it simple, as you also seem to be.
Iaminyoursewer t1_j6b3h2t wrote
Hell yeah!
While we're at it lets put lead back in the gas and get rid of thos sissy ass seatbelts and air bags!
Old school 4 life
Roland_Zakalwe t1_j69lqb3 wrote
If this was Tesla it'd have 10k upvotes, hundreds of comments, and dozens of awards.