I don't know, which is why I pointed out where I heard it. Maybe something I'll look into when I get to the desktop and off this phone.
The backup camera situation?
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I am not a great “backer” but I’m getting better... but I’m very curious as to just how many backing related deaths are we talking about here... now, in my personal opinion, going forward is much more of a safety issue... maybe we need forward facing cameras on our trucks?
I know... I know... it’s called a windshield... lolBean Jr., RustyBolt and NewHaul2018 Thank this. -
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Also backing is easy. It's just way too many drivers are lazy. GOAL is a real thing that needs to be done a lot more than it is. For the op, if you don't know the acronym it stand for Get Out And Look. If you don't know exactly where the trailer is in relation to other objects, set the brakes and go look.
You can back slowly while GOAL'ing 1,000,000 times and be ok. Only takes once where you "know" where the trailer is to rip off a hood.brian991219, Bean Jr., RustyBolt and 1 other person Thank this. -
And to be honest, I am a tech oriented kind of guy... if someone wants to put a camera on their truck/trailer, awesome... go for it... I would love to know more...
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I’ll be the very first to admit that with my seven mirrors, combined with “Get Out And Look”, I am thinking the low tech approach is working just fine....
And yes, I may in the future bump into a trailer or something... while backing.Rubber duck kw and NewHaul2018 Thank this. -
We could place the drone (which can already be programmed to follow people, so a truck would be easy) on the back of the cab... flip a switch on the dashboard and it flies off and turns one’s iPad or tablet into a controller... but it would automatically soar high enough to see the whole truck from above... like we bring up a satellite view of the drop point before delivery so we know what we are looking at before getting there... then when done, it flies back to it home to recharge.
Occasionally I might actually use this on a blind back... but mostly at night to scope out the Lot Lizards at the Truck Stops... lol
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https://www.tdi.texas.gov/pubs/videoresource/fsvehiclebackin.pdf
What is an acceptible number for you?
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Wonder how well that would work.... Heck, are drones accurate enough to even dock back on a base station?MidWest_MacDaddy Thanks this.
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