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Originally Posted by Topcat
There will be times when knowing the length of your car and using mirrors is of no use when reverse parking, for example if there is a low bollard or wall sticking out or if a small child were to step out behind of you.
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Well I would hope that A who ever is driving has had a look at where they are going to reverse so bollards no matter how low or high or wall sticking out should not be an issue. With or without parking sensors small children (whome should be accompanied) stepping out into the path of a reversing car may do so about a foot or less from the car and either way parking sensors wouldn't do any good.
Apart from the fact that parking sensors can fail, they also have a steady beep for about 2 or 3 feet and people know this so say a child went behind a reversing car the driver does not see them (as they've not seen them in their wing mirrors) and its already on the steady beep and they know how far they have to go that child could be caught in between another car or the car and a wall.
People have managed for years without them and it says something when parking sensors increase peoples insurance premiums. There will be a time when all cars come with parking sensors as standard but I know people who have had cars with parking sensors and then moved to a Civic without them and struggle to park as they became so reliant on them