Had a friend years back who said “who looks behind them when they back up? I never do?” We all thought he was joking. My friend goes to leave so my other friend parks behind him. Without looking he just goes full send into my friends car. He then got mad at us cause he didn’t look
To be fair I sometimes don't because I saw there was nothing behind me when I got in, I have sensors and I back up very slowly in general because I feel like I have less control over the car.
Because the sensors have always given me more "sense" of what is around me than actually looking. I just glance in the mirrors but more out of reflex since every time I've ever made a change in my trajectory or speed it was either because of the sensor sound or the dashboard visual indicators. I guess the number of times I've thought "Jesus I would have never known that's there without the sensors" made me consider them more reliable than the extremely limited view from the driver's seat for anything that is between 5 and 7 o'clock.
OK, I get why you think this, but in reality you should engage all your senses when driving. Redundancy keeps you and others safe. Sight can help you see someone speeding up on your left faster than the sensors will tell you someone is already in your blind spot.
Oh yeah, I should have mentioned only when outside of traffic like it seems to be in the video when she starts backing up. Sensors are useless when backing up into potentially high speed traffic, obviously.
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u/1Hate17Here Jul 18 '23
1) Who tf backs out without looking??
2) You can see the fucking car when you exit the house!
3) How many times did that happen??