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Backup cameras are now required on new cars. Like tire pressure monitors, and the car not starting in gear, and the brakes depressed. Once upon a time, the driver was expected to know how to operate a car in a safe manner. Now the nannies are just part of the car's cost to build.
My 85 Carrera will start while in gear and I am not in it if I reach in and turn the key. The tire pressure is monitored by the driver with a gauge in my hand. I have to use the mirrors to park, and I always double check it is in neutral, and the parking brake is set if I start it to test some system.
Get off my lawn!
I will admit, that my wife's Macan with the full 360 degree video cameras and sensors makes it really easy to back into a parking space. And the tire pressure monitors are OK, most of the time.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
Last edited by GH85Carrera; 12-18-2019 at 08:21 AM..
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