On Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 9:54:38 PM UTC-5, Bob F wrote:
> On 5/15/2019 11:28 AM, Rod Speed wrote:
> >
> >
> > "micky" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >> In rec.autos.tech, on Tue, 14 May 2019 21:45:48 -0700, Sanity Clause
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >>> Rod Speed wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>> micky wrote:
> >>>>>> According to some newspaper article online, back up cameras have
> >>>>>> cut by only 10 percent (in cars that have them) the number of
> >>>>>> times someone backs into a person.
> >>>>
> >>>>> I imagine those 10% are happy about it.
> >>>>
> >>>> Specially the ones that have avoided killing their little kids
> >>>> who have been run over like that. I actually know one person who
> >>>> managed to do that.
> >>>
> >>> I would also imagine that if the radio volume was to automatically
> >>> reduce to below bleeding-ears level when backing up, the driver would
> >>> most likely be able to hear little Suzie screaming "DADDY, STOP!!!!".
> >>
> >> That's a good point, and if there had been any small children around in
> >> the tens of 1000's of times I've backed up over the last decade, for
> >> example, it would apply to me.Â* But there haven't been.
> >
> > But its not feasible for the car to work out if you ever have any
> > little kids around and even if it could, doesn't cover the situation
> > where someone comes to visit with a little kid with them.
> >
> > What would be a much better approach would be to allow the
> > radio to back up over what you missed automatically like some
> > TVs do. Still kill the audio when backing but continue on as if
> > there had been no quiet period when not backing anymore.
>
> And just skip the commercials to catch up.

Russians have dashboard cams and rear view cams in their vehicles. That is to help resolve auto 'accidents'.