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LeisureSuitLawrence t1_jaa3l75 wrote

I just close my eyes and use the sounds of the proximity sensors

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blutigetranen t1_jaanyal wrote

I don't have those. I just close my eyes and use the sounds of other cars being smashed into instead.

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fastIamnot t1_jacoyju wrote

I challenge you to don a blindfold and earplugs.

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raynedanser t1_jaacomk wrote

Not all cars have them.

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FragilousSpectunkery t1_jaag6gb wrote

Tinnitus works just as well.

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kintokae t1_jaaiw4n wrote

I just listen for the sound of the snow scraping the side of my car, the familiar thump of something getting in my way, and the yelp of the neighbor’s kid that wouldn’t move quick enough.

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i_cant_sports t1_jaawaez wrote

Sure they do. When you start hearing the sound of scraping or cracking metal and ABS, that's when you stop!

/s please for the love of dog

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raynedanser t1_jac50ul wrote

Should have had my coffee AFTER seeing this. lol

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Hefty_Musician2402 t1_jaav3bq wrote

Yeah they do, some beep and some crunch

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raggedtoad t1_jaawen8 wrote

Yes, the ones that crunch are known as Italian parallel parking sensors.

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Hefty_Musician2402 t1_jaazul8 wrote

I’m just imagining raw spaghetti used as those old “curb feeler” devices from the 50s and 60s 😂

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raynedanser t1_jac52ud wrote

OOoh! That's what the crunching sound is!

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Hefty_Musician2402 t1_jaca2q0 wrote

You’re giving me flashbacks to last month: sitting in my truck smoking about to go inside Home Depot and someone tries to pull in next to me, I’m thinking “he’s not gonna make that turn.” Sure enough he realizes he’s too diagonal and backs up to straighten out, cranks his wheel the opposite way, front end of his truck swings out and hits my rear bumper and tail light. Luckily it only hit the bumper ($350-400) and tail light ($50). Missed the bedside panel by 3” ($500+labor, likely several hundred, plus paint, also likely a few hundred and would never match perfectly)

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AndiWhyte OP t1_jaa4d29 wrote

Will try this in the future, thank you

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