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[Ray White]

[peter scott]

The problem is when all the oncoming traffic have headlights on then your eyes are "stopped down" so you could easily fail to see a car running just on side lights.

Peter
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1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon

[Ray White]

[Penman]

Another problem I have noticed is that a lot of moderns have their front indicators in a position where they can be made very difficult to see if not actually invisible because they are sandwiched between headlioghjtys or actually inside the Headlamp cluster.
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Bristols should always come in pairs.

Any 2 from:-
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[Ray White]

I have noticed how cars are becoming ever more independent of driver input. The headlights on my my wife's car turn themselves on when they think they will. There is a radar that prevents you from tailgating the car in front and the brakes come on automatically if the car thinks you are not driving safely enough. There is "lane assist" and so much more "tech" stuff that I want nothing to do with it.

[peter scott]

My modern (Suzuki Swift) has the adaptive cruise which is one of the reasons I bought it and also the radar collision avoidance. It has beeped at me a few times but has never yet panicked enough to apply the brakes. I have driven hire cars with lane assist that nudges you back in lane but the Swift doesn't nudge, it just puts on a warning light. Not very useful if you are asleep but I suppose the collision avoidance saves you unless you are heading over a cliff.

Peter
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http://www.nostalgiatech.co.uk
1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon

[Ray White]

The Lexus (which I haven't driven yet) applies the brakes if it thinks you are reversing into something. It wouldn't be much good for me...I use the tow bar on my P38 to tell me when I have gone back far enough.

[Penman]

When I was working as a courtesy car ferry driver of the crash repair company, I drove all sorts of customers cars.
Lane assist nudge a bit disconcerting when you don't know it is fitted.
It shouldn't nudge if you have indicated, caught me out because applying Roadcraft standards I was moving out early to leave the LH lane free for anything on an upcoming on-slip and nothing behind me close, so a no indicator situation. Apparently on the Volvo XC90 the nudge can be disconnected.
Proximity braking when parking.
We had to park in our yard with less than6" space, front or rear, it was just a bit of a bind when the sensors stopped you and then you have to continue till it stops you again, it could be 3 or 4 times before getting near enough. It depends on what the maker ahs decided is the optimum first application distance.
I met a coach driver who told me that the proximity braking sensors at the front can be awkward when taking a very tight turn into a LH side road because the off-side corner sensor considers you too close to a vehicle waiting to come out or on a very narrow road it might be the hedge/fence etc on the far side of the road.
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Bristols should always come in pairs.

Any 2 from:-
Straight 6
V8 V10

[peter scott]