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    I reiterate what I wrote earlier. I did many driving courses one took two months to complete, taught advanced and defensive driving and raced and rallied over a lot of this country, then I got serious and drove for a living for 40 years which was an eye opener. Strange isn't it, everyone else is an idiot and we all think it and I have yet to find someone who doesn't think that way.
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    Like Sterling Moss said "Never tell a man he is no good at driving or making love."

    We are all number one and the woman are getting as bad.
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    Default Apologies Gents & Ladies

    Apologies Gents & Ladies for starting this fuss...........

    I did think it was a good idea.........

    Anything & everything is worthwhile having a go, to curbed the road toll or should I say the aftermath of vehicle collisions were people are hurt & or maimed....

    So again apologies for upsetting anyone or creating disharmony amidst my fellow woodworkers...........
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    Quote Originally Posted by crowie View Post

    I did think it was a good idea.........

    Anything & everything is worthwhile having a go, to curbed the road toll or should I say the aftermath of vehicle collisions were people are hurt & or maimed....
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    It's a good thread crowie. I think the secret for safe driving is that you assume that every one else is a threat and drive accordingly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by crowie View Post
    Apologies Gents & Ladies for starting this fuss...........

    I did think it was a good idea.........

    Anything & everything is worthwhile having a go, to curbed the road toll or should I say the aftermath of vehicle collisions were people are hurt & or maimed....

    So again apologies for upsetting anyone or creating disharmony amidst my fellow woodworkers...........
    Cheers, crowie
    It is a good idea Peter but I think it would be open to abuse very quickly ie: the mob and terrorists would have a field day, hack it with a movie, real time abuse from truck driver, or do I have a suspicious mind.

    You can't get people to obey speed signs, traffic lights, etc. Once something becomes a common thing in every day life, people go into auto pilot mode and switch off mentally.
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    Peter I can't see any need to apologise. I hope my comments only shed some light on things as I have seen it without the use of these rear screens. Although I have driven a coach with a reversing camera one of the first many years ago in 80's it was found by most drivers who drove that vehicle to be 1 a distraction 2 useless for seeing around corners 3 Those who did like it began to over use it and had more accidents all be them minor scrapes mostly pulling into and out of coach bays or parking spots they watched the screen not the mirrors the company owner had the camera disconnected after the 3rd side window smashed hitting a street sign.

    All the new reversing cameras in vehicles and the new auto-parking where drivers may sit in the vehicle and in some cars do not even have to be in the vehicle shall become the norm I think. BUT as our laws here all state "The Driver must be in control of the vehicle at all times"!!!! If you can't use a mobile phone yet thats how some of these self parking vehicles such as the new Audi work off the phone. Driver doesn't even have to be in the car.

    Now for someone like myself or any disabled driver or non driver this has great promise the benefits could be far reaching.

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    It seems the amount of time you spend driving has little to do with your actual skill level ... although maybe it just improves your perceived skill level .

    My wife and daughter did a trip from Armidale up to Brisbane, Toowoomba and back again over the weekend, and during that trip where lucky not to get wiped out by trucks ("professional" drivers) on 2 separate occasions.

    The first incident my wife was driving and was overtaking a B-Double ... she was in the right hand overtaking lane. Her vehicle was in the middle of the front section of the truck when the truck driver just decided to merge into the right hand lane ... this was at the "left lane ends 500m" mark. She had no choice but to move into the oncoming lane.

    The second incident my daughter was driving (a red P plater i.e. 90km/hr speed limited). This truck (B-Double) was tailgating her as they where approaching an overtaking lane (2km to go sign) when he decided to overtake her then, rather than wait for the overtaking lane. He hadn't gotten half way past when an oncoming car came over the rise ahead. The driver just decided to merge back in. My daughter had to brake heavily and move onto the shoulder to avoid a collision. The oncoming vehicle also had to brake.

    So much for "professional" drivers ....
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