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LeisureSuitLawrence t1_jaa3l75 wrote

I just close my eyes and use the sounds of the proximity sensors

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blutigetranen t1_jaanyal wrote

I don't have those. I just close my eyes and use the sounds of other cars being smashed into instead.

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fastIamnot t1_jacoyju wrote

I challenge you to don a blindfold and earplugs.

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raynedanser t1_jaacomk wrote

Not all cars have them.

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FragilousSpectunkery t1_jaag6gb wrote

Tinnitus works just as well.

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kintokae t1_jaaiw4n wrote

I just listen for the sound of the snow scraping the side of my car, the familiar thump of something getting in my way, and the yelp of the neighbor’s kid that wouldn’t move quick enough.

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i_cant_sports t1_jaawaez wrote

Sure they do. When you start hearing the sound of scraping or cracking metal and ABS, that's when you stop!

/s please for the love of dog

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raynedanser t1_jac50ul wrote

Should have had my coffee AFTER seeing this. lol

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Hefty_Musician2402 t1_jaav3bq wrote

Yeah they do, some beep and some crunch

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raggedtoad t1_jaawen8 wrote

Yes, the ones that crunch are known as Italian parallel parking sensors.

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Hefty_Musician2402 t1_jaazul8 wrote

I’m just imagining raw spaghetti used as those old “curb feeler” devices from the 50s and 60s 😂

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raynedanser t1_jac52ud wrote

OOoh! That's what the crunching sound is!

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Hefty_Musician2402 t1_jaca2q0 wrote

You’re giving me flashbacks to last month: sitting in my truck smoking about to go inside Home Depot and someone tries to pull in next to me, I’m thinking “he’s not gonna make that turn.” Sure enough he realizes he’s too diagonal and backs up to straighten out, cranks his wheel the opposite way, front end of his truck swings out and hits my rear bumper and tail light. Luckily it only hit the bumper ($350-400) and tail light ($50). Missed the bedside panel by 3” ($500+labor, likely several hundred, plus paint, also likely a few hundred and would never match perfectly)

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AndiWhyte OP t1_jaa4d29 wrote

Will try this in the future, thank you

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dr_cl_aphra t1_jaa94fz wrote

I want someone to invent a bidet for the rear camera lens. That can’t be hard, right? Just a little thing plugged into the rear window washer line, with enough pressure to hose off all that crap?

If you make and patent it that’s fine, I don’t need credit I just need it installed on my car like yesterday.

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saltwaste t1_jaabur5 wrote

Remember when saabs had tiny wipers on the headlights? Peek automobile innovation.

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EllieVader t1_jacfxvn wrote

I had a 2004 and they innovated on their innovation and ditched the tiny wipers in favor of a pair of high pressure jets for each lens. No tiny wipers to maintain and headlights that got washed when I sprayed the windshield!

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Sugarloafer1991 t1_jaafezn wrote

Subaru’s rear wipers were designed so that this happens! One of my favorite features in the car during the winter along with the front windshield warming element.

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Coffee-FlavoredSweat t1_jaae0ru wrote

Some vehicles have it.

Range Rovers will wash the camera whenever you put it in reverse and wash the rear windows.

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dr_cl_aphra t1_jaaf1io wrote

… I want the rear-view bidet so much that I looked up prices for Range Rovers.

And, uh… Anyone in the market for a gently used kidney?

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hike_me t1_jaaw7oe wrote

Ford has this for their front camera. No idea why this isn’t universal for rear cameras.

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BKofCountedSorrows t1_jaa4tjl wrote

Got kids ? Have 1 sit on the trunk / tailgate and yell "YOU'RE GOOD !!"

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cclambert95 t1_jaaw9h5 wrote

Simple solution, before entering your vehicle in the winter months simply walk to the rear of your vehicle and lick the camera sensor. It’s also a salty treat. Win-win

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AssumptionLivid6879 t1_jaduqi6 wrote

People don’t even have the patience to stop at red lights to turn red or slow down for people at cross walks.

Only way to convince people to is if you mention it tastes like McDonald’s fries without having to wait in the drive through.

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TRBullMoose1912 t1_jaa5i6b wrote

Every time I clean it, a minute later it is completely opaque. Quite frustrating.

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Majestic-Feedback541 t1_jaa1pgc wrote

You can just look: turn your head and/or use your mirrors like a normal person

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AndiWhyte OP t1_jaa4a9u wrote

Camera kicks on regardless of whether I use it or not, figured it was worth a laugh that it looks like this any day following snow.

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plasmatoaste t1_jaa3w4a wrote

New cars are like 90% blind spots. The engineers and designers are just like " eh' they've got cameras for that"

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Notmystationbro t1_jab98ha wrote

Adjust your side mirrors correctly and you’ll eliminate your blind spots

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mainegreenerep t1_jaa9asf wrote

I prefer looking in most cases. Except in parallel parking, at least in my car turning my head gives me more info.

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DamienSalvation t1_jaaaubk wrote

Tell that to the guy I knew who looked and ran over his grandkid

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wiggywithit t1_jaaank0 wrote

Look? Look? What am I, a fucking New Brunswicker? (Brunswickan? Brunswickite?)

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Notmystationbro t1_jab960p wrote

Exactly. Some people got to lazy nowadays to turn their heads around but have no problems looking down at their cell phones hours a day

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Majestic-Feedback541 t1_jaec7da wrote

Yup. No wonder there's so many accidents, nobody knows how to actually drive and look for themselves without technology telling them it's all clear.

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Brookliner_2000 t1_jaaaz4g wrote

The other day, jumped out of the truck at a red light, grabbed some snow, and washed all the front sensors and camera. When I got back in the truck, my wife called me a jackass but my front camera was clean and my sensors were no longer beeping at me.

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eljefino t1_jaaki3p wrote

I had a car from 2006 with 200k and a scratched up lens on the backup camera. Be careful with abrasives.

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20thMaine t1_jaaks2j wrote

Look at this guy with the camera pointing straight back from their car and not all fucked up looking sideways

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katesheppard t1_jaa8ygg wrote

My VW backup mirror is always clear!! Not sure why - good design.

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trucks_guns_n_beer t1_jaadkzw wrote

It’s hidden under the vw logo, which is kinda awesome, as when you flip it into reverse, a little motor “pops the hatch” open and your very clean camera is now exposed! Until it is frozen down with ice, the lil motor burns out from being held down, and now you’re out $2100. A few cars DO spray the rear camera with washer fluid, which, I think is the best solution so far.

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katesheppard t1_jaagn44 wrote

Thanks for the heads up. So far so good. I do have a regular problem with the gas door not opening. It usually happens when I am by myself on a dark road on a cold night and almost out of gas with no cell service…

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trucks_guns_n_beer t1_jaaifox wrote

That came across “jerky”. It really is a cool idea, just doesn’t hold up in the frigid temps. Typical German over engineering, but when it works, it IS top notch. Is the hinge of the gas door sticky, preventing it from being able “pop” open? Or does the release not work every time?

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katesheppard t1_jaauw8e wrote

Not jerky. Yes, sticky. An occasional dab of WD-40 works, but how occasionally is necessary?

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swamper1989 t1_jaa0uox wrote

Yes but I personally tend to forget if I drive any distance I need to clean it. Ours looks like this if you go to the mailbox and back.

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ThisOriginalSource t1_jaabn1m wrote

I keep a pump sprayer with water, isopropyl alcohol, and a drop of soap in the garage. After driving around on snow days, I like to spray the windows off when I get home. It’s a little bit of work, but it makes my life easier in between car wash visits.

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Sugarloafer1991 t1_jaafhmv wrote

Subarus have this sorted. Worked like a charm today.

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DidDunMegasploded t1_jaagrwo wrote

Funny enough, that's what the camera on my rental car looked like the other day. It was a pain to back up...mainly because I'm not used to driving big bulky vans vs. sedans and such. But I made it work and I didn't kill anyone. W.

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KdawgEdog t1_jadpqof wrote

Last week I started my new job driving a person that works for the state.

I said to her "I forgot to clean the backup camera" as I was backing out

her reply "this car has a backup camera!"

Me "yes it does, don't you see it?!"

Her "no I don't, I'm blind"

Me crickets

I drive a visually Impaired worker for the state and I keep forgetting 🤦‍♂️

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In_betweener t1_jaap08c wrote

What? You hack into my truck or something?

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connie1434 t1_jac7vnh wrote

I have one just like that!

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chevalier716 t1_jact6pf wrote

The road salt ads a privacy filter.

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KingKoopaz t1_jad3v60 wrote

Same we’re totally twins 😂

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Dore81 t1_jadhvwc wrote

I am new to the world of having a back-up cam and I trust that thing about as far as I can throw it which is not far because it’s attached to my truck. It’ll be neck stretches for me.

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Soggy_Requirement617 t1_jadi5nz wrote

It just habit now to swipe my finger over the lense before I hop in

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spruceymoos t1_jaacnkw wrote

That’s not exclusive to northeastern.

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Low-Carob-5029 t1_jaby2my wrote

Use your mirrors, relying on a camera is shameful and unmanly

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butlest t1_jaagqp9 wrote

Fuck those cameras, if you can't back up because the lens is dirty, then may I suggest parking it and walking. The high tech on vehicles today is so un-fucking-necessary!!!!

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AndiWhyte OP t1_jaaz5k4 wrote

Yeah guy. I totally can't parallel park because I made a joke on Reddit. You caught me.

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DidDunMegasploded t1_jadlip4 wrote

Ah yes, let me just take the checks notes 2-3 days to walk on my own two feet to the town three over from me for work. It's fiiiine, the big chiefaroni loves me, I totally won't get fired or anything. Won't get my pay docked. Won't get yelled at. Nothing will happen, because I'm special!

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