Front collision alert would let me kill myself

[Gregs24]

I love roundabouts, but why some drivers cannot figure them out, I do not know. Almost always females.

No such issues here in Europe, perhaps we have less misogynists here?

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[Jimbo33]

2024 GT premium with 401a. The pre-collision works very well in my car. I had a car pull in front of me on the highway from the acceleration lane at a very slow speed. I was pleasantly surprised how fast it detected it and how hard it braked. I really wish that people who can't handle a highway would keep off them. I am over 70 and I fully support road tests for older drivers even if it means me.

 

[Terminus]

I disabled ALL the driver assist crap!

 

[davidsteele1975]

I disable ALL the driver assist crap!

Depending on your region and insurance company, they'll use disabled systems to "assist" them process and claim.

Therefore, I plan to only crash on a day when I leave everything in noob mode.

 

[Wiley Marmot]

Man! i sure could have used a collision alert on my skate board, bicycles, and especially my motorcycles!

FORUM: Wiley! Collision alert doesn't prevent events caused by over exuberance and poor judgement.

Wiley: What?1

 

[Gregs24]

I disabled ALL the driver assist crap!

Well it isn't all crap

BLIS is genuinely useful

Parking assist is useful

Brake assist has value

Auto high beam is useful

Adaptive cruise is excellent

 

[Daydream]

I went to the Mustang unleashed program at the Ford racing school. One of the exercises was to just drive and don't touch the brake as you are going to run into a blow up car. It was really difficult not to touch the brakes, but it did stop me every time..I think we did it all the way up to 50 mph. If you have time you should check out the free class.

 

[LouG]

I love roundabouts, but why some drivers cannot figure them out, I do not know. Almost always females.

A few years ago they made it a legal requirement to indicate your intentions at roundabouts. You would not believe the number of people who said it's not possible to indicate and steer at the same time.
I did see a young guy do a magnificent double drift through a roundabout a few years ago. Normally I don't approve of that kind of thing, but this was so perfectly judged I had to admire it.

 

[GooberDH]

Mine didn't brake but it screeched at me because there was a cyclist on the sidewalk next to the road. I turn it to lowest sensitivity. Last thing I need is for it to spaz and brake with some bonehead tailgating me like normal smacking into me. I just maintain safe distance from the car in front of me like before all these nannies were invented that encourage the general public to pay less attention while driving.

 

[Gregs24]

Mine didn't brake but it screeched at me because there was a cyclist on the sidewalk next to the road. I turn it to lowest sensitivity. Last thing I need is for it to spaz and brake with some bonehead tailgating me like normal smacking into me. I just maintain safe distance from the car in front of me like before all these nannies were invented that encourage the general public to pay less attention while driving.

A Study on Real-world Effectiveness of Model Year 2015–2023 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems | MITRE

Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) System Impact on Fatality and Injury Reduction in China - PMC

AEB is one of the better ADAS systems with well proven effectiveness. Not so with some of the others however.

 

[Sofa King]

No such issues here in Europe, perhaps we have less misogynists here?

I think EU has had roundabouts for quite some time... people actually know how to use them... here in the US they are relatively new... and a complete mystery to some!

 

[Gregs24]

I think EU has had roundabouts for quite some time... people actually know how to use them... here in the US they are relatively new... and a complete mystery to some!

UK's first roundabout was built in 1909

Women and men cope just fine!

 

[Junkyard Dog]

No such issues here in Europe, perhaps we have less misogynists here?

I lived in Europe for two years. Better drivers all around. More concern for others all around. More awareness of others around you when driving.

I am not going to keep to myself a clear and very significant observation out of fear of being labelled by you, however. It is almost always females. In fact, I cannot recall having an issue with a male driver in a roundabout, ever. In your mind, I would not be a "misogynist" if I simply pretended it was equally a problem being presented by males here in the US. Or, more likely, you hope by casting aspersions that I will simply be cowed into silence and not mention who is creating the problem, out of fear of being labelled by you.

Well, I have no such fear. It was a stupid label for you to throw in my direction.

My wife comes home complaining about a roundabout nearby sometimes, too. Her story is always about another female driver who does not comprehend how to drive in a roundabout. Is my wife a "misogynist," too?

Misogynist: "a person who hates or discriminates against women." Merriam Webster

What an utterly ridiculous accusation for you to make against me.

Is everybody in the UK and France so politically correct now that you have to pretend reality does not exist in your daily discussions? What an oppressive bunch of nonsense.

 

[Junkyard Dog]

UK's first roundabout was built in 1909

Women and men cope just fine!

I have driven on roundabouts in UK and had no issues. I do not, however, live in the UK.

I miss driving in Germany the most (which is where I lived).

 

[POHLHAMMER]

They started tearing out Lights and replacing with round abouts here in SE Wisconsin about 15 years ago.
They require less maintenance (no lights) and tend to have far less fatal accidents than a std cross intersection.

For quite a long time people had no clue how to enter them properly and I would have to watch closely for idiots trying to enter into your path. A lot of drivers just not understanding the whole "yield to the traffic in the circle" concept.

15 years later and hundreds of them installed around me and I'd say people in our area are finally accustomed quite well to them. It does take time to familiarize the community with how they work. Of course when clueless out of state drivers visit , it can cause issues by them not being prepared. I find some people who don't understand them will just grip the wheel tight , hold their breath and will just enter regardless other traffic. Scary dumb..

I like them. Most often you can just fly right through without stopping.

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