Comment Re:I prefer to be in charge of my vehicle's brakin (Score 1) 282
My wife was complaining about the collision warning in my car constantly going off. "Then quit tailgating," I told her. "I'M NOT TAILGATING!" Honey, I love you dearly, but I can read the 1" square expiration tag on the plate of the car in front of us. You certainly are tailgating.
On the other hand, it is a very stupid system. If I'm driving on the inside of a gentle curve it will think an oncoming car is an imminent collision. No car in front of me for miles, and I'm dead center in the lane, it just can't tell the the road is curving slightly and it thinks a car headed the other direction in their lane is headed right towards me. Good thing it's only a chime and doesn't actually hit the brakes. The car is 10 years old, I certainly hope the sensor technology has improved since it was made.