It's Okay, I Have Sensors

"Goggles Pizzano" (gogglespizzano)
08/09/2018 at 01:40 • Filed to: #bansensors

Life and the human condition never cease to amaze. Today I watched my car get hit in a parking lot. 10am, sunny, and quiet. Just as I came out of the mall I glanced at my car parked in the first stall from the doors (40ft away), and caught a glimpse of a late model Toyota Highlander backing into the rear diagonally. There was nothing between my eyes and that car. It rocked the car.

I watched the driver put it in Drive and a move forward 6ft before my legs kicked in. We met in the middle and I was at the end of the hood. I stepped around to the downed driver’s window and said,“You just hit my car. Why are you driving away?” Clearly in extreme shock they replied, “It’s okay, I have sensors.”

I SHIT YOU, NOT.

DISCUSSION (20)

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Goggles Pizzano
08/09/2018 at 01:41

You should’ve said “O h, you have sensors?! T hat’s OK then. You’re free to go, I’ll call the cops.”

Goggles Pizzano > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
08/09/2018 at 01:53

I went to check my bumper while they parked beside. It was okay and I told the driver. I suggested we look at their vehicle. There were a couple of black rubber streaks on their bumper that I am sure they’re from my bumper. I pointed them out and their reply was, “It’s okay they were there before. It’s okay, I have sensors”. I SHIT YOU, NOT.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Goggles Pizzano
08/09/2018 at 02:11

Electronic safety t echnology in cars can do a really good job of turning people into blithering morons

Goggles Pizzano > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
08/09/2018 at 02:32

Further advancement could help some of those truly in need. Case in point.

#whimsy

NKato > Goggles Pizzano
08/09/2018 at 03:41

Regardless that's an incident I would've said to the driver: making contact with another vehicle and driving off is considered hit and run, even if there is negligible damage.

Goggles Pizzano > NKato
08/09/2018 at 03:46

Deep down I know, but d ay’ s too short for that . Ditto for calling the c oppers.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Goggles Pizzano
08/09/2018 at 05:44

Automatic transmissions have made people stupid.

Azrek > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
08/09/2018 at 07:54

Counterpoint: People are just stupid

LOREM IPSUM > Goggles Pizzano
08/09/2018 at 08:22

So what did you say to them? Cause had it been me, unless they were elderly, they would have heard some stuff.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Goggles Pizzano
08/09/2018 at 08:27

So did they do any damage to it? Did you get their info?

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Goggles Pizzano
08/09/2018 at 09:20

Why I drive a beater

(it’s not because I’m broke)

Urambo Tauro > Goggles Pizzano
08/09/2018 at 10:10

Was “i t’s okay, I have sensors” supposed to be a response to “y ou just hit my car”, or an answer to “w hy are you driving away?”? Doesn’t make sense either way.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Goggles Pizzano
08/09/2018 at 10:10

And the sensors probably noticed your car

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Goggles Pizzano
08/09/2018 at 12:04

Further advancement of electronic safety nannies usually only further removes personal accountability.

#i mnotbuyingyourstatement

Goggles Pizzano > RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
08/09/2018 at 12:26

It’ll literally buff right out.

Goggles Pizzano > LOREM IPSUM
08/09/2018 at 12:28

Nah, I just wasn’t in the mood. I was also in a state of shock.

LOREM IPSUM > Goggles Pizzano
08/09/2018 at 12:29

It’s ok I g uess . I mean, they did have sensors, after all.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > Goggles Pizzano
08/09/2018 at 13:30

Yeah, depends on whether it’s a DD or a Con cours queen.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
08/09/2018 at 13:31

My parents had to drive manuals in their youth and they still don’t fully understand how manuals work. People just had to make do with what they had in their day.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
08/09/2018 at 18:10

Few people do...even many contributors on this site, I would suggest.

It not about knowing how stuff works...it’s more about knowing what it is used for and how it is best operated. The loss of this tehnical skill is something to be somewhat lamented especially since t here is no fundamental technical reason why auto boxes are an improvement on manual gearbox es in any way other than convenience for the user.