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Commercial shows an Optima backing into a garage with really scary music, but thanks to a camera, the car stops within an inch of crushing a doll.
What kind of field of vision optics does the camera have that you would be able to see a small doll at bumper height?
But the reason for the thread- How many people back into their garage?
How many actually use their garage for parking their car[s]
If a two car- 2 cars or one car, the other side junk or park in the middle?
Normal optics with an LED or IR ring....the cameras go where the license plate is or nearby. The kits is $50-ish to buy if you can install one your self
The camera on my Grand Cherokee is pretty sensitive. I can see my rear bumper edge to edge and 5-6 feet past it, give or take. But yes, it's sensitive enough that I can see anything behind my car, including what's on the ground. I've backed up close enough to a wall that your finger wouldn't fit between my hitch and the wall, without hitting the wall. To answer your other questions:
I back in everywhere, including the garage. I've always used a garage for parking, never storage. My parents put a full size Bronco and a Subaru Tribeca into theirs, with shelving on the walls.
You'd be surprised at how many people put multiple cars in their garages without issues.
The camera in my Ford Flex is installed about 6" above the deck of the bumper and captures the outer lip of the bumper in the lowest part of the picture frame, so I can back up very close to items and still not hit them.
My camera has already proven itself a very worthwhile item. I have neighbors on both sides with young children. They run back and forth from one house to the other all day. More than once, while I'm backing up they've passed behind my car riding a Big Wheel or some other 'low-profile' toy that would have prevented me from seeing them through the rear glass but showed up no problem on the monitor.
As for garage parking, we have "his" and "hers" sides. Her side holds her car; my side holds my motorcycle and all my tools.
I wonder how professional drivers are able to back a semi truck into a spot, when the rig is about 70 feet long , without a rear facing camera ? Practice of course. Same thing for a inter city passenger bus.
Driver training teaches that backing a car into a space or garage , is a good idea, in case that car cannot be started, for what ever reason. It makes it a lot easier to get booster cables to the battery terminals.
There are all kinds of ways to help position a vehicle in a garage, so that the space is used properly. Lines on the side wall that mark the resting place of the driver's door handle, or a ball hanging from the ceiling that indicates the rear window stopping position. Or a raised bump on the floor for the rear wheels. All of those methods are predicated on "backing the car into the garage ".
The trend to wards "self parking cars " and rear facing cameras, is in my opinion, the wrong way to go.
Too much reliance on tech, equals less actual driving skill and ability to control the vehicle. People that have been licensed for years but still cannot properly execute a parallel park, are my point here.
I wonder how professional drivers are able to back a semi truck into a spot, when the rig is about 70 feet long , without a rear facing camera ? Practice of course. Same thing for a inter city passenger bus.
Driver training teaches that backing a car into a space or garage , is a good idea, in case that car cannot be started, for what ever reason. It makes it a lot easier to get booster cables to the battery terminals.
There are all kinds of ways to help position a vehicle in a garage, so that the space is used properly. Lines on the side wall that mark the resting place of the driver's door handle, or a ball hanging from the ceiling that indicates the rear window stopping position. Or a raised bump on the floor for the rear wheels. All of those methods are predicated on "backing the car into the garage ".
The trend to wards "self parking cars " and rear facing cameras, is in my opinion, the wrong way to go.
Too much reliance on tech, equals less actual driving skill and ability to control the vehicle. People that have been licensed for years but still cannot properly execute a parallel park, are my point here.
Jim B
Toronto.
Indeed. I know a number of people who can't parallel park. I've also had a number of friends fuss at me for backing in, saying it "takes too much time". Those same will walk an extra couple blocks or more because they can't parallel park..."you'll never need to do it". I don't live in a major city and I do it all the time. Personally, I think you shouldn't be able to get a license until you can back your car in successfully in one try, same with parallel parking. If I can get my Jeep into those spaces, you should absolutely be able to get your little Corolla into it!
I have a back up camera in my car but I never use it. im supposed to be looking at the video screen instead of looking back where im going? it seems like it is more limiting of my vision than what its adding. id prefer to have the beep as I get close to object. that may come in handy more when im parallel parking or backing out of a spot a little too casually.
I have a back up camera and I do both.... look at the monitor and turn rearwards.
I mostly use the camera for (lack of better words) fine tuning when parking.
I have a back up camera and I do both.... look at the monitor and turn rearwards.
I mostly use the camera for (lack of better words) fine tuning when parking.
Me too. Anything that helps me see behind my bumper is great to have whenever I need it.
A park-distance control tone (beep then solid) is just as good if not better than a camera when it comes to backing up IMO. My backup camera is useless at night and you can't exactly see when inching backwards in an SUV. The tone is always dependable.
I always parked (forward-facing) in my garage even though my old house didn't have a basement or attic for storage. We just moved to a bigger house instead. But honestly, it was great for sheltering from the cold and rain. Now that I no longer have a garage, but still have a 4 month winter, I miss it for those reasons especially.
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But honestly, it was great for sheltering from the cold and rain. Now that I no longer have a garage, but still have a 4 month winter, I miss it for those reasons especially.
