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Old 01-24-15, 07:35 PM
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Front sensors on a vehicle

Mazda's 2015 Mazda6, has the front sensors.
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Old 01-24-15, 09:53 PM
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Texting is OK in the 2015 Mazda6.
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Old 01-24-15, 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by trailangel
Texting is OK in the 2015 Mazda6.
lol
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They're called proximity sensors. Yes they do detect the mass of cyclists.

They're not new technology been around of for well over a decade now. As the saying for technology goes, if you didn't know you probably couldn't afford them at the time they were newfangled.

Most cars, aside from econoboxes like a yaris, have them as an option you would pay extra for. Even teslas.
You can even install them after market.

I'm assuming you're trying to imply that the mazda mehcar6 has them standard now?
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Old 01-24-15, 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Leukybear
They're called proximity sensors. Yes they do detect the mass of cyclists.

They're not new technology been around of for well over a decade now. As the saying for technology goes, if you didn't know you probably couldn't afford them at the time they were newfangled.

Most cars, aside from econoboxes like a yaris, have them as an option you would pay extra for. Even teslas.
You can even install them after market.

I'm assuming you're trying to imply that the mazda mehcar6 has them standard now?
Not imply. That is what the new MAZDA commercial says.
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So what are these front sensors supposed to do? They can sense all they want, but unless they are connected to some kind of system that detects cyclists and pedestrians and takes action, they are useless to me when I ride my bike. For example, if they are tied in to an adaptive cruise control system they don't do me any good
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Old 01-25-15, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by alcjphil
So what are these front sensors supposed to do? They can sense all they want, but unless they are connected to some kind of system that detects cyclists and pedestrians and takes action, they are useless to me when I ride my bike. For example, if they are tied in to an adaptive cruise control system they don't do me any good
Exactly!! They are useless. The radar of a fighter jet would be better than this garbage. Also, Suppose it is activated at the plant. But upon purchase, the purchaser deactivates it. Just another excuse not to pay attention.
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If the sensors are useless, what is point of the OP?
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Old 01-25-15, 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by howsteepisit
If the sensors are useless, what is point of the OP?
My point in mentioning it, is because of how it could be mistakenly perceived as being helpful for both cyclists', and pedestrians.
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Old 01-25-15, 08:30 PM
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I guess you could have made the point in the OP, but then clarity in heavily discounted in A&S.
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I was thinking of getting a Mazda 6, or 3. Nice looking cars. But I ended up with a Prius. More room for a bicycle.
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Old 01-26-15, 12:17 AM
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Originally Posted by howsteepisit
I guess you could have made the point in the OP, but then clarity in heavily discounted in A&S.
I figured I would wait to see what others thought first. Before venturing an opinion.
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I remember a Mercedes Benz commercial from a few years ago that specifically touted this technology in regards to pedestrian / bicycle. But the example MB gave was specifically a pedestrian crossing directly in front of vehicle at 90 degrees - the classic setup of a child running into the street after a ball or similar. That's pretty simple stuff, actually.

There is no indication on how the system would work in the situation of, for example, a right-cross or left-cross where the vehicle is making the bad move in comparison to the other party (cyclist / pedestrian.)

I can't wait for autonomous vehicles.
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Originally Posted by alcjphil
So what are these front sensors supposed to do? They can sense all they want, but unless they are connected to some kind of system that detects cyclists and pedestrians and takes action, they are useless to me when I ride my bike. For example, if they are tied in to an adaptive cruise control system they don't do me any good
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Exactly!! They are useless. The radar of a fighter jet would be better than this garbage. Also, Suppose it is activated at the plant. But upon purchase, the purchaser deactivates it. Just another excuse not to pay attention.
Why do y'all not think that if the warning went off, drivers would take corrective action?
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Originally Posted by mconlonx
Why do y'all not think that if the warning went off, drivers would take corrective action?
For me, it is because of something entirely different. I was watching a story on airline crash investigations. The crew in question, had turned off the TCAS(Total Collision Avoidance System). The crew's reasoning was because all the auditory warnings were becoming distracting.

So, While a driver may not be able to disable the auditory sensor warnings. They could ignore them.
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So, While a driver may not be able to disable the auditory sensor warnings. They could ignore them.
I can't argue with this because I don't know how they work, but if was less overwhelming than the TCAS, and only sounded where there was truly an issue, I sincerely doubt drivers would ignore a warning alert. Then it would only be a matter of the driver being skilled enough to do something with the information which did not involve contact with a cyclist or pedestrian...
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Originally Posted by Chris516
I was watching a story on airline crash investigations. The crew in question, had turned off the TCAS(Total Collision Avoidance System). The crew's reasoning was because all the auditory warnings were becoming distracting.
Which crash was this? TCAS would seem to be about the last thing you'd want to disable due to it being distracting. The only airline crashes I remember where TCAS was an issue were the one involving a Russian plane over Germany where TCAS gave one instruction and ATC directed the opposite and the crash in Brazil where the TCAS transponder was off but there was no indication the crew had turned it off intentionally and there had been some concerns about it turning off spontaneously.
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Here is what sensors can accomplish:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPTIXldrq3Q
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So, While a driver may not be able to disable the auditory sensor warnings. They could ignore them.
That reminds me of those sunglasses that become darker in the presence of danger, so that you're not so afraid.
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