It will result in people driving around with no mirrors. "Oh it just broke." "I am on the way to repair it now." Causing a loss of safety on the road. After an accident they cause, "it was working fine, the accident must have knocked out the camera."
And these will be much more expensive and difficult to replace, meaning people simply won't get it done until they absolutely have to at a yearly inspection.
We're talking about safety. Aerodynamics be damned, we need safety... and relying on simple tech for safety is better because simple fails the least. Cameras are great additions, but not replacements.
I don't need MORE LIGHT constantly SHINING IN MY EYES AS I DRIVE, which is what LCD / ETC screens, with camera views of the rear will be.
It's already bad enough, I turn off all leds/light on the dash I can when driving at night. But this will be like staring into a couple of tablet screens, glaring into you constantly whilst you drive.
NO. NO NO NO.
To you 'city folk', sure. You're driving in a place where you don't even need headlights, with all the lights from buildings, city lights, and other car
No. Augment, sure, replace, no. Lose the current, you're blinded. Why is this a question?
It will result in people driving around with no mirrors. "Oh it just broke." "I am on the way to repair it now." Causing a loss of safety on the road. After an accident they cause, "it was working fine, the accident must have knocked out the camera."
And these will be much more expensive and difficult to replace, meaning people simply won't get it done until they absolutely have to at a yearly inspection.
We're talking about safety. Aerodynamics be damned, we need safety... and relying on simple tech for safety is better because simple fails the least. Cameras are great additions, but not replacements.
Christ.
I don't need MORE LIGHT constantly SHINING IN MY EYES AS I DRIVE, which is what LCD / ETC screens, with camera views of the rear will be.
It's already bad enough, I turn off all leds/light on the dash I can when driving at night. But this will be like staring into a couple of tablet screens, glaring into you constantly whilst you drive.
NO. NO NO NO.
To you 'city folk', sure. You're driving in a place where you don't even need headlights, with all the lights from buildings, city lights, and other car
Sums it up.