On 5/15/2019 11:28 AM, Rod Speed wrote:
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> "micky" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In rec.autos.tech, on Tue, 14 May 2019 21:45:48 -0700, Sanity Clause
>> > wrote:
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>>> Rod Speed wrote:
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>>>>> 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.
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> 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.