domingos35
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Does the Mustang have this?
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The mustang does have it. Its called a brake pedal.The newest Fusion TV ad shows Blind Spot Detection, FULL parking assist, cross traffic warning, and FULL (STOP) collision detection. I wonder why the Mustang didn't get the full stop collision detection, while its little brother did?
Right? Jesus. At some point you know you have to actually...like...drive the car, right? My God.The mustang does have it. Its called a brake pedal.
While doing some "spirited" driving I think i figured out why the Mustang doesn't stop the car for you.The newest Fusion TV ad shows Blind Spot Detection, FULL parking assist, cross traffic warning, and FULL (STOP) collision detection. I wonder why the Mustang didn't get the full stop collision detection, while its little brother did?
WHAT......i have to actually do something? Im taking the car back..........:frusty:Right? Jesus. At some point you know you have to actually...like...drive the car, right? My God.
Agreed, i have had the car "alert" when I was coming up on traffic that was stopped ahead and I was moving into the turn lane. Would not have been good had the car stopped for me to avoid something I was already avoiding.While doing some "spirited" driving I think i figured out why the Mustang doesn't stop the car for you.
Currently the car will warn you by beeping and flashing a red light across the windshield, while priming the breaks if it thinks a crash is imminent. Once the breaks are primed you just have to apply any amount of pressure to the breaks and the car will apply the full amount.
I believe the car doesn't stop it self because Ford assumes you will be doing some more sporty maneuvers than you would in a Fusion. Last time the sensor went off I was accelerating and went around a suddenly stopped car. The cars sensors went off to warn me, but I knew there was no danger since I was planning to drive around the car. I couldn't help but think what would have happened if my car stopped hard on its own in that situation.
Say you have someone following you at high speeds (cat & mouse) and the car decides to slam on the breaks because of an avoidable obstacle, in that situation you could end up with the car behind you in your tail pipes. Like I said I think Ford knows what people will do with this car. It will probably avoid more accidents to have the car to warn you, than having the car decide when to stop on its own.
Right? Jesus. At some point you know you have to actually...like...drive the car, right? My God.
People "can" do all types of things. I never drove a car with anti-lock brakes until about 2008 or so. That doesn't mean anti-locks brakes aren't better than non-anti-lock brakes.That's what I've been saying. Its getting stupid. People cant back up with out cameras, alarms, whistles , sonar, OTH radar, tilting mirrors, unreal
now cant change lanes without all this other crap.
:lol:The mustang does have it. Its called a brake pedal.
Technology is indeed great. I've been saved by ABS a couple of times, especially on slick roads. I'd never give back seat belts or airbags. I don't mind BLIS or cameras.People "can" do all types of things. I never drove a car with anti-lock brakes until about 2008 or so. That doesn't mean anti-locks brakes aren't better than non-anti-lock brakes.
I've been parallel parking since I first started driving just short of twenty years ago, and I'm really good at it -- but the backup camera has made me a whole lot better, because when I'm backing up in 1/4" increments into a spot, the camera tells me when I need to shift out of reverse and go forwards, rather than a tap to the bumper of the car behind me. Technology is a great thing.