Comments on: Mercedes introduces Blind Spot Assist http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html Car news, reviews, and specs for the auto-industry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BLISS http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331724 BLISS Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:34:52 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331724 I COULD BET THIS IS A GREAT FEATURE IN THEIR CARS I COULD BET THIS IS A GREAT FEATURE IN THEIR CARS

]]> By: BLISS http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331723 BLISS Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:33:19 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331723 MERCEDES-BENZ WILL GET BACK ON TOP IN EVERYTHING THEY DO....THIS TIME IT WILL REMAIN UNCONQUERABLE....TRUST ME MERCEDES-BENZ WILL GET BACK ON TOP IN EVERYTHING THEY DO….THIS TIME IT WILL REMAIN UNCONQUERABLE….TRUST ME

]]> By: itnetpro http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331698 itnetpro Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:30:13 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331698 GM has this already. You can find it on the Caddy. You can also find it on the new 2008 Buick Lucernes along with lane drift alert. I have a Buick Lucerne CXS and not only is my car much more reliable then any Mercedes (Most Mercedes are rock bottom for reliability) per JD Powers and Consumer Reports. It also cost a lot less. GM has this already. You can find it on the Caddy. You can also find it on the new 2008 Buick Lucernes along with lane drift alert.
I have a Buick Lucerne CXS and not only is my car much more reliable then any Mercedes (Most Mercedes are rock bottom for reliability) per JD Powers and Consumer Reports. It also cost a lot less.

]]> By: Bryce http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331639 Bryce Fri, 28 Sep 2007 23:45:09 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331639 injunraiv, You're right. Some of the ol' timers around here remember the days of rear wheel drive or nothin'. Snow isn't some new thing. If a forty year old truck could do well then, certainly a 2008 truck could do better today. Hell, most of my trucks even have locking differentials. injunraiv,
You’re right. Some of the ol’ timers around here remember the days of rear wheel drive or nothin’. Snow isn’t some new thing. If a forty year old truck could do well then, certainly a 2008 truck could do better today. Hell, most of my trucks even have locking differentials.

]]> By: global_lightning http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331569 global_lightning Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:02:59 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331569 CTS DRIVER: What, you like Scarlett too? :o CTS DRIVER:
What, you like Scarlett too? :o

]]> By: injunraiv http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331556 injunraiv Fri, 28 Sep 2007 18:33:40 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331556 "I agree with everything you've said, but there re always idiots causing accidents" The problem here is we're allowing the idiots to do even more dumb things and survive. This is reverse Darwinism, and it will wind up hurting us. I was watching an informative TV show outlining how making roads safer actually causes more accidents. Making the turns straighter and wider makes the morons think they can go around them faster, and they wind up doing themselves and the rest of us more damage. Someone else said their customers can't drive in the snow without 4WD - I say if that's true they can't drive in the snow even with it! All 4WD does for them is get them into deeper trouble. “I agree with everything you’ve said, but there re always idiots causing accidents”

The problem here is we’re allowing the idiots to do even more dumb things and survive. This is reverse Darwinism, and it will wind up hurting us.

I was watching an informative TV show outlining how making roads safer actually causes more accidents. Making the turns straighter and wider makes the morons think they can go around them faster, and they wind up doing themselves and the rest of us more damage.

Someone else said their customers can’t drive in the snow without 4WD – I say if that’s true they can’t drive in the snow even with it! All 4WD does for them is get them into deeper trouble.

]]> By: CTS DRIVER http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331518 CTS DRIVER Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:45:57 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331518 global i was typing the same thing then decided to read the other posts, you beat be to it. :) global i was typing the same thing then decided to read the other posts, you beat be to it. :)

]]> By: GBilbo070 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331510 GBilbo070 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 16:36:12 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331510 Give me crash safety over crash avoidance anyday. Give me crash safety over crash avoidance anyday.

]]> By: global_lightning http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331491 global_lightning Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:16:30 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331491 You know what would be a real breakthrough? A cell-phone jamming system that engages whenever the car is in motion. That way you would actually have to pull over if you need to make a call. While moving the driver needs to be focused on the road. Not the AM/FM/XM/HDRadio/CD/DVD/iPod/MP3/8-track player, cellphone, texting, putting cream-cheese on your bagel, putting on lipstick or shaving, reading the newspaper, or fantasizing about Scarlett Johanssen (well, maybe the last...) You know what would be a real breakthrough? A cell-phone jamming system that engages whenever the car is in motion. That way you would actually have to pull over if you need to make a call.

While moving the driver needs to be focused on the road. Not the AM/FM/XM/HDRadio/CD/DVD/iPod/MP3/8-track player, cellphone, texting, putting cream-cheese on your bagel, putting on lipstick or shaving, reading the newspaper, or fantasizing about Scarlett Johanssen (well, maybe the last…)

]]> By: autonut http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331483 autonut Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:25:37 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331483 At least this is useful feature. Few years back Benz removed 75% of it software from processors on S class (at a substantial cost). It was decided that car can function without it without loss of life. That act drastically IMPROVED reliability. I still recall when Benz was much more troublesome division then Chrysler. No wonder the darn thing cost so much: it's not the cost of wheels (5000 year old technology) and engine (well those are nice) it is all that crap they right in software. At least this is useful feature. Few years back Benz removed 75% of it software from processors on S class (at a substantial cost). It was decided that car can function without it without loss of life. That act drastically IMPROVED reliability. I still recall when Benz was much more troublesome division then Chrysler. No wonder the darn thing cost so much: it’s not the cost of wheels (5000 year old technology) and engine (well those are nice) it is all that crap they right in software.

]]> By: Fletch http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331473 Fletch Fri, 28 Sep 2007 12:54:40 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331473 Sad. More sensors, more wiring, more weight to the vehicle, more opportunity for the sensors to throw codes or go bad. Sad. More sensors, more wiring, more weight to the vehicle, more opportunity for the sensors to throw codes or go bad.

]]> By: Get Real http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331465 Get Real Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:20:09 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331465 ATTENTION CAR COMPANY : ADD A BLIND SPOT MIRROR ON EACH SIDE, LIKE TRUCKS HAVE !!! Cost savings compared to this complex system is huge. People would love you for it. Is a simple solution too much to ask for ??? ATTENTION CAR COMPANY :

ADD A BLIND SPOT MIRROR ON EACH SIDE, LIKE TRUCKS HAVE !!!

Cost savings compared to this complex system is huge.

People would love you for it.

Is a simple solution too much to ask for ???

]]> By: Wickedated http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331459 Wickedated Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:46:47 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331459 This system has been in place by Audi too, I believe. That'd make Mercedes a late comer. This system has been in place by Audi too, I believe. That’d make Mercedes a late comer.

]]> By: deutschetouring1337 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331454 deutschetouring1337 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 04:26:16 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331454 Its the same system used by Volvo made by Siemens ROFL. Its the same system used by Volvo made by Siemens ROFL.

]]> By: c4Menace http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331441 c4Menace Fri, 28 Sep 2007 02:46:51 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331441 damn teenagers. damn teenagers.

]]> By: global_lightning http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331436 global_lightning Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:50:56 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331436 B.S. Assistance: the name says it all... B.S. Assistance: the name says it all…

]]> By: mbgg099 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331429 mbgg099 Fri, 28 Sep 2007 01:04:24 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331429 I agree with everything you've said, but there re always idiots causing accidents, even if we don't. And one day we could end up in an accident because of these stupid drivers. So I say keep on bringing the safety features, if you're used to being careful, keep being careful, even with all these extras. If you're a dumbass this is great news for you!! I agree with everything you’ve said, but there re always idiots causing accidents, even if we don’t. And one day we could end up in an accident because of these stupid drivers.

So I say keep on bringing the safety features, if you’re used to being careful, keep being careful, even with all these extras.
If you’re a dumbass this is great news for you!!

]]> By: Scott Kempton http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331416 Scott Kempton Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:22:46 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331416 I'm with you guys. I've been driving for 35 years, and I've NEVER caused an accident. And it's because I'm a careful driver, which includeds checking the blind spot all by myself! And I drive stick shifts. And I've never owned a car with traction control OR tire pressure monitors. Geez you guys---learn how to DRIVE the car yourself; don't just go along for the ride hoping that all the "safety systems" are sufficient to save your dumb ass and working properly. I’m with you guys. I’ve been driving for 35 years, and I’ve NEVER caused an accident. And it’s because I’m a careful driver, which includeds checking the blind spot all by myself! And I drive stick shifts. And I’ve never owned a car with traction control OR tire pressure monitors. Geez you guys—learn how to DRIVE the car yourself; don’t just go along for the ride hoping that all the “safety systems” are sufficient to save your dumb ass and working properly.

]]> By: Commodore http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331415 Commodore Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:22:01 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331415 Cool? Even Cadillac had it before Mercedes..at least Buick didn't beat them to it. Cool? Even Cadillac had it before Mercedes..at least Buick didn’t beat them to it.

]]> By: CTS DRIVER http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331404 CTS DRIVER Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:17:53 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331404 theese people seriously should take the darn bus if they refuse to drive correctly. theese people seriously should take the darn bus if they refuse to drive correctly.

]]> By: Bryce http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331400 Bryce Thu, 27 Sep 2007 23:11:43 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331400 Are we slowly removing thinking from driving? Customers have asked or told me the following: "Traction control should be standard." "If my tire pressure sensors go out, will the car be safe to drive?" "Manual transmissions are too strenuous. I don't want my daughter getting injured!" "I can't drive in the snow without 4WD." I think that we're either getting dumber or lazier. Or both. Are we slowly removing thinking from driving?

Customers have asked or told me the following:
“Traction control should be standard.”
“If my tire pressure sensors go out, will the car be safe to drive?”
“Manual transmissions are too strenuous. I don’t want my daughter getting injured!”
“I can’t drive in the snow without 4WD.”

I think that we’re either getting dumber or lazier. Or both.

]]> By: injunraiv http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331390 injunraiv Thu, 27 Sep 2007 22:29:22 +0000 http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-introduces-blind-spot-assist.html#comment-331390 Nice... I can't wait until the car makes up for the dumas on the phone who can't be bothered to watch his mirrors. Nice… I can’t wait until the car makes up for the dumas on the phone who can’t be bothered to watch his mirrors.

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