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Originally Posted by Brian 1LE SS
I wish they wouldnt bother putting these things in new cars and pass the savings on to us.
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These things don't add much to the cost of a new car, so that argument will get shot down. The car already has systems that access all this information because it is needed for a reliable ABS and Stability Control system. All they will do is add some software to continuously save 5 seconds before a crash.
On the other hand, they did force all cars to have stability control and ABS as standard, and also standard air bags and seat belt warnings. They also made back-up sensors mandatory and now want backup cameras mandatory in addtion to the sensors. The sensors were added because a handful of people were run over a year by people who weren't looking while backing up. I'm not sure what forcing everyone to buy a backup camera accomplishes that the sensors don't already do. All these devices are driving up the cost and weight of cars. Why don't we get to choose what options we want anymore?