When The Beeping Does The Work
Car drivers habitually moan about the cost of their insurance and yet if they collectively took a few actions to help reduce accidents then these premiums could be reduced.
Just a couple of relatively inexpensive extras are known to reduce accidents or at least the cost to the insurer. Vehicle journey recorders would definitely help insurers settle claims far quicker in many cases.
It’s easier to apportion blame when there is filmed evidence. In Russia these cameras are compulsory and they’re always used from minor infringements to Coroners Courts.
Another cheap and effective way of avoiding minor bumps is to install reversing sensors. These can also be fitted to the front of the vehicle and help people park in tight spots.
Many new cars have them factory fitted but older cars may not have them. And again, these are cheap and easy to fit.
Nobody likes the idea of big brother but the fact is that if it was compulsory to have forward and rear fitted cameras along with parking sensors then insurance claims would be far quicker to settle.
Many people either fraudulently blame others for an accident or do so simply because their memory of the accident is blurred.
Parking sensors are more important these days than years before simply because the overall bodywork design of new cars means it’s hard to judge the front and back. Older cars had a squarer finish and a mascot that helped with judging length and space.
A dramatic change came about during the nineteen eighties when safety laws did away with the big chrome bumper and introduced the slope in the bonnet to help minimise injury in the event of a collision with pedestrians or cyclists.
Once you get used to that reassuring beep from the sensor that increases in frequency as you near the car in front or behind it becomes far easier to park.
But despite having them fitted the driver must still use their own common sense and if the beeps get quicker and there’s no obvious obstruction then getting out of the car and checking is best.
