Parking Sensors Mania

When thinking about parking sensors, most people would agree that a reverse sensor activated when backing up a vehicle is a great idea. But they not might think a parking sensor on the front of the car is useful since they can look straight ahead. But in reality front parking sensors serve many purposes.

Perched high up in a large truck or motorhome, although the driver can see straight ahead, he/she cannot necessarily see what is directly below the front of the vehicle.

Children in front of the vehicle are a serious problem. If they are close enough to the vehicle and short enough that they cannot be seen over the ridge of the hood, they will be run over when the vehicle moves forward.

When pulling into a campsite, it might be easy to hit the fire pit, garbage bin or a small tree. Even pulling into one’s garage can be problematic. We have all seen the people who hang a tennis ball from a string so that the driver knows where to stop the vehicle before hitting anything.

Parallel parking is difficult for most people. Most drivers just manage to get by when taking their driver’s test and they are asked to park between two parked vehicles on the street. Having a sensor (when parallel parking not at the driving test) in the front would be beneficial because many times what happens is the driver is so worried about the back where he/she cannot see that he hits something in the front.

Another benefit along the same lines as parallel parking is when parking in a shopping mall. The spots are very tight and not everyone parks in the middle of the spot. Those that saddle the yellow lines make it difficult for the driver next to them to back out of the parking spot. The driver is continually inching backwards then forwards in an attempt to get a little room to swing the vehicle. Having a sensor would make it easier to back the car up and turn forward.

Because the sensor is on the front when parking, it will avoid more accidents reducing the costs to the driver. He/she will not have to repair his vehicle, the other person’s vehicle nor pay insurance deductibles.

Front sensors are also helpful to save the wear and tear on tires. Many people park too close to the curb rubbing the tires and wearing down the outside of the tires. Knowing when to stop will prevent tires from being jammed up to the concrete curb.

For people that must be in and out of their vehicles all day, the front sensor would be helpful to them. Sales people, for example, are continually parking their vehicles. The chances of hitting something are greater the more times someone drives the vehicle. Also, people tend to get careless when doing repetitive tasks and driving is no different. The front sensor might save a driver from a few accidents. What makes this great is — some car insurance companies even lower the premium for people with parking sensors!

Many kits come as complete sets with front and back sensors. If a driver were going to spend the money to install the rear sensor, it would make sense to install front and back sensors at the same time.

In summary, while it may seem on the surface that front sensors are a bit ridiculous, in reality, like rear sensors, they may save lives and prevent needless accidents.