BanterTrouble

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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
That don't directly take control away from me. I am specifically talking about things that take over control of the vehicle. I've had lane assist fight me when trying to move lanes. I apparently wasn't turning the wheel enoug
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
> Oh, certainly! But it needn't be exclusive. (And "teach people better" is a lot harder than running a wire to a $30 camera.) But earlier you were pretending that it was the case. Interesting. Do you not remember? > I&
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
> Yes, they should. So you accept that better driving training would be better. > If you find out a way to retrain everyone on the road more cost-effectively than a $30 backup camera, do implement it. (Don't forget figuring out h
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
> Is a backup camera not a way "of mitigating the risk" when reversing? You knew I was referring to other methods mitigation the risk and decided to get a quick jab in at me. That was disingenuous. I don't appreciate it. &
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
Probably should have had better driver training ;-)
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
You still don't need a sensor built into the vehicle to check it. A tyre pressure gauge you can buy on amazon for £5.
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
> Oh, well, if it's that easy! They have been mandating that in most UK countries for decades and it is definitely one of the reasons why roads are safer now. > Some of whom still don't know how to tie a shoelace reliably
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
> Yes, like a backup camera. Well you've just twisted what I said because you are getting angry. So we will leave it there.
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
The more you try to force this stuff. The more of reaction in the opposite direction you will get.
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
Don't patronise me. You've done it twice now. I find it extremely irritating. The point being made is that many of these things can be mitigated by better driver training or driver aids which are much simpler & cheaper (I am l
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
The point being made is that there are ways of mitigating the risk. That for some reason you are other people don't believe can be done at all. This is patently false. Also just because there is a camera and a screen doesn't mean
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
It does seem everything is over-engineered or under-engineered and cannot be taken apart. The Electrical stuff I mentioned because I was working on it over the weekend.
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
I had a flippant stupid reply. So they got a stupid flippant response. Typically when you are reversing and there is likely to be something sat behind your vehicle (like a child or a pet). You are parked. You can you know look before you ge
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
I live in the UK. It isn't unheard of that business will collude with government to "pull the ladder up behind them". I've worked in companies where that has been their stated strategy.
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
Do you believe, that I believed that I could see through the bumper?
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
Deliberately re-framing an argument to force me to accept a conclusion, while misinterpreting what I said is disingenuous. I've read several of your replies towards me and I can tell that you either unable or unwilling see my poi
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
You can also turn your body a bit as well.
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
Mandating driving aids (that often don't work properly) won't fix this problem either. What does increase safety is better driver training. This has be ubiquitously proven BTW.
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
Nobody says it is a secret cabal. It is very frustrating when people misstate other people's beliefs There are politicians and activists that have been pushing for lower car ownership and they do it openly. Motivations for this vary. &
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
I had to replace the full wiper system on what is a project vehicle (which I intend to daily once it is all fixed). It took me several months to get the wiper system all working again. The main problem I ran into was - Parts that were mark
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
That isn't true. You are overstating the problem. I've built a custom fixed gear. I have 3 custom tools. They cost me £45 all together. My current toolbox for the car is: - Socket set (£50 halfords) - Spanners (I already had these
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
Anything that takes control away from me I am not interested in. I am both legally and financially liable for anything the car does. I am also not trusting my life to some poorly maintained software written by someone in another country.
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
The tyre pressure sensor you can make an argument to be required by law as uneven tyre pressures can negatively effect handling. However the backup camera being required by law is absolutely ridiculous. You can just either use the mirrors o
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
They are describing "marginal gains theory". Lots of small improvements to something add up to a larger more tangible improvement.
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
With the prices of sensors, I was astonished and I thought the garage was having me on. I looked up the prices online and the garage weren't taking the mickey (it was withing 10-15% of what they quoted me).
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
I am still a somewhat of a novice. Your friend is right IMO. Do something simple first. Like a broken piece of trim, replace a light bulb, change the wiper blades yourself and build yourself up. I had repaired bicycles/motorcycles befo
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
I will watch tonight. I used to live in Spain. Buying a vehicle there is weird.
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
Yep. There a bunch of minor issues with my vehicle that I was procrastinating on, but the brakes lights not working is very illegal and unsafe, so that had to be fixed before I drove it. Was really pleased once I realised what the issue and
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
I live in the UK. Cars aren't that cheap (at least for something half decent), labour costs are dependant on what is being done. While the roads do get salted, rust is more dependant on the vehicle model. Also there are preventative me
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by BanterTrouble 1y ago
I work on my own cars now (as a hobby really) and one of the reasons the new cars are so expensive is they are much more complicated. A lot of this seems to be over-engineering IMO. This is alluded to in the article, but not explicitly stat

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