Thankful for my ranger

[erty176]

I think the best implementation of blind spot monitoring I saw was in my friends decently new Honda Accord. When you turned your signal on it would display a camera view of your blind spot on either the center screen or the gauge cluster depending on how you had it set. This was in addition to the light.

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[Motorpsychology]

just what you need....instead of a shoulder check, we turn our heads the opposite way and focus on the screen....

I dont want safety features to distract you any more than necessary (or to turn your skills into nothing), they should be "reminders" to follow the safest method to complete your task.

this could be a debate forever, but the failure in safe and professional driver training, has made the auto sector the go to guy to fix the defect. Governments will mandate them to fix the flaws they allowed to happen in the first place.

 

[AdamHarris]

Hey this is no place for any more positivity. We have already had our 1 positive thread for the year. If you ain't here to bitch about how long your Bronco is taking to get here, how shitty Sync 3 is, how you felt your 10 speed shift once this morning, or how horrible and unprofessional your local Ford serv. dept. is then don't post anything!!! ha ha!

 

[D Fresh]

I think the best implementation of blind spot monitoring I saw was in my friends decently new Honda Accord. When you turned your signal on it would display a camera view of your blind spot on either the center screen or the gauge cluster depending on how you had it set. This was in addition to the light.

just what you need....instead of a shoulder check, we turn our heads the opposite way and focus on the screen....

I dont want safety features to distract you any more than necessary (or to turn your skills into nothing), they should be "reminders" to follow the safest method to complete your task.

this could be a debate forever, but the failure in safe and professional driver training, has made the auto sector the go to guy to fix the defect. Governments will mandate them to fix the flaws they allowed to happen in the first place.

Having driven a Honda with this system for an extended test drive I've gotta agree with RP here.

It's at best a gimmick, if not completely unsafe.

 

[mtbikernate]

You can USE cameras as part of the safety systems, but displaying anything on the console (any console) when you're supposed to be checking your side mirrors/blind spot is a recipe for disaster. Invariably there's going to be a processing delay as you reorient yourself to the new camera angle and a delay like that is really, really bad.

 

[jsphlynch]

You can USE cameras as part of the safety systems, but displaying anything on the console (any console) when you're supposed to be checking your side mirrors/blind spot is a recipe for disaster. Invariably there's going to be a processing delay as you reorient yourself to the new camera angle and a delay like that is really, really bad.

This is a problem I run into with the backup camera. I find the camera to be really useful, but I don't like the fact that looking at it requires me to turn my head in the exact opposite direction of watching where I'm driving. The wife's Kia has the video incorporated into the rearview mirror, which I find a little bit better.

 

[Blue Streak]

I am not going to get into all of my likes & dislikes of the new tech. Some are good some bad. My XL STX does not have the latest & greatest or new Honda CR V does. It takes some getting use to going from one to the other. My big gripe with the new tech is the people. Everyone assumes you have it as for an example, some in the parking lot walking out behind you while you are backing out & they assume you know they are there. How dumb.

 

[Motorpsychology]

I am not going to get into all of my likes & dislikes of the new tech. Some are good some bad. My XL STX does not have the latest & greatest or new Honda CR V does. It takes some getting use to going from one to the other. My big gripe with the new tech is the people. Everyone assumes you have it as for an example, some in the parking lot walking out behind you while you are backing out & they assume you know they are there. How dumb.

 

[mtbikernate]

This is a problem I run into with the backup camera. I find the camera to be really useful, but I don't like the fact that looking at it requires me to turn my head in the exact opposite direction of watching where I'm driving. The wife's Kia has the video incorporated into the rearview mirror, which I find a little bit better.

yeah, it's annoying at times. I've incorporated looking at it as another place I should look when I'm checking back there. I drive vans at work (both Fords) with TINY screens and different camera placements, and THAT is irritating. I especially hate the camera that's mounted way up at the CHMSL. It's absolutely worthless for trying to hitch up a trailer (a regular thing for me). The larger screen in my Ranger does help prevent adjusting my vision too much. And at least when I put the truck into reverse, I'm not moving (yet) so taking and extra second to add the backup camera into the rotation isn't too bad.

 

[subquark]

I find the blind spot monitoring on my Ranger, and Fords in general to be quite lacking.

Yes, the light is great, almost all manufacturers use it. However, some, my wife's Mazda for example, also add an audible tone. Light is always there, but put your turn signal to the right with an active light and you get get an audible alert. I think this is a much more thorough implementation.

I don't have BLIS on mine but can echo how nice the Mazda is, the tech is pretty phenomenal. The navigation is awesome, the HUD is good BUT ... there's no place to check tire pressure!

It'll alert you if anythings wrong but I found it interesting that there's no display of it (I suppose the redneck in me doesn't realize that posh folks like her in her "Signature" series have redneck hubbies to do tire pressure). =D

 

[D Fresh]

I don't have BLIS on mine but can echo how nice the Mazda is, the tech is pretty phenomenal. The navigation is awesome, the HUD is good BUT ... there's no place to check tire pressure!

It'll alert you if anythings wrong but I found it interesting that there's no display of it (I suppose the redneck in me doesn't realize that posh folks like her in her "Signature" series have redneck hubbies to do tire pressure). =D

Ours is a 2016 so, no HUD.

Mazda did the smart thing when TPMS sensors became mandated. They use the ABS wheelspeed sensors to detect a problem. Not an actual pressure sensor. You set the desired pressure when you know the tires are good, and with enough deviation it alarms.

No futzing around with sensors if you swap wheels, no extra weight of extra systems, just a bit of code. Brilliant if you ask me.

 

[subquark]

Ours is a 2016 so, no HUD.

Mazda did the smart thing when TPMS sensors became mandated. They use the ABS wheelspeed sensors to detect a problem. Not an actual pressure sensor. You set the desired pressure when you know the tires are good, and with enough deviation it alarms.

No futzing around with sensors if you swap wheels, no extra weight of extra systems, just a bit of code. Brilliant if you ask me.

That's how our Corolla was - wheel RPM, which, as you said, is really clever.

 

[RangerBill]

Our 2003 Ford Windstar uses the ABS wheel sensors for the tire pressure monitoring also.

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