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My wife's car simply alerts her to nearby cars. That alone is enough to make her driving more dangerous. Every beep, every flashing light and she swerves (unnec
by JoeAltmaier 6y ago
My wife's car simply alerts her to nearby cars. That alone is enough to make her driving more dangerous. Every beep, every flashing light and she swerves (unnecessarily) to avoid imaginary conflict.
E.g. a car coming up in the next lane left will trigger an alert, resulting in an involuntary swerve to the right. This is not improving her safety at all.
You can say 'just learn to deal with it', but its been a year and no change.
- martin_a 6y agoThis seems somewhat "harsh", why does the system work like that? I got a Hyundai and it has a lane assistant which keeps you in your lane, but it doesn't freak out when somebody passes you. Braking, when you run up to a slower vehicle in front of you, is sometimes a bit stronger (depending on the speed difference), but it's not alarming either. I know of dead spot assistants which light up in your mirrors if you have a car in the dead spot, but those don't beep either. What kind of assistance system does your wife's car have? Just to avoid that... :-D
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoI didn't make myself clear. My wife freaks out, not the car. She responds badly to every alert. Mostly because, I think, she's quit paying any attention and the alert startles her into checking out her mirrors etc.