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Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by chrisseaton on Saturday November 06, 2021 @10:34AM (#29130508)
You have blind spots doing that - that’s how children get run over and why it’s illegal to sell a new car without a screen these days.
Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by prepend on Sunday November 07, 2021 @07:28AM (#29138876)
Not if you move properly. The idea is to know where a car’s blind spots are and to move your head to look around.

It’s tragic how kids get run over, but it’s a tiny amount out of a country of 300 million.

When I had toddlers, I would make sure I could see them in front of the car before I would back out. If I didn’t know where they were, I didn’t back up.

Not a perfect system, of course. But the idea that rear cameras are a necessity is silly.

Re:Some new BMWs won't have touchscreens thanks to chip shor... by snypher on Saturday November 06, 2021 @06:14PM (#29134321)
I often mow my yard nowhere near a child however my mower is unable to mow in reverse due to some regulations. I'm dissatisfied I'm held to a safety standard which does not apply to my use. Should I be wearing a seatbelt too, because some people fall off? Some burden should fall on parental supervision, rather than x million reverse cameras etc that people don't require.