New truck and a sensor...?

Almost worse than the eaton vorad radar is the "lane departure warning device" that some companies are using. It has an "eye" just right of center at the top of the windshield, and 2 little speakers in the cab. If you get close to the line you hear an artificial rumble strip noise buzzing in the left or right speaker, depending on what way it thinks you are drifting. Big PITA.

 

Drive on!

 

A person careless enough not to look in the mirror before switching lanes is going to screw up in a truck regardless. The lack of simple safety features such as beeping when there is a vehicle on the side of the trailer does not make a driver more vigilant. Trucks have blind spots and people ride in them either out of ignorance or carelessness.

I don't support safety features that automatically apply brakes or decelerate though.

 

Yeah, reading this that device sounds not cool at all.

 

I agree, I'm just saying you virtually have no blind spots if you have side mirrors, convex side mirrors, and convex fender mirrors. I definitely agree about the auto slowing down and such, because in my opinion if it auto decelerates then you are no longer in control of the vehicle, the ECM is

 

Well it's not your fault if they run into the back of you, that's their fault for following to close

 

I think we all wish we could do that at some point in time. Maybe have a nice big party for them. Only when they come, they see a truck with instructions to get in a drive for a whole week with the crap they make you use. I can dream right??

KH