Parking sensors are simple proximity sensors designed to help you avoid hitting
objects while parking.
A rearview camera makes it a snap to envision nearby vehicles and
objects while parking and reversing, and 2018 Outback shows off a few advanced safety features to appeal to the all - terrain segment.
Parking sensors have been around a long time, but BMW uses a very simple diagram on the center LCD screen that tells you exactly how close you are to
objects while parking.
Not exact matches
While all the aldermen supported the idea of the
park, some
objected to the cost, which will be paid using money from the general fund.
School grounds should be inspected for potential hazards such as: • Verandah poles outside doorways, in thoroughfares or in situations where students are unlikely to see them, especially
while running; • Steps and changes in level which are poorly proportioned, difficult to see or lack handrails; • Fencing, gates and railings which students climb and which have structural problems, sharp protrusions, splinters or other hazards; • Trip hazards at ground level — protruding drainage pit covers, irregular paving, cracks or tree roots in thoroughfares, broken off post or other remnants of old structures; • Loose gravely surfaces on slopes and where students run; • Slippery patches which may stay damp in winter; • Rocks which students can fall onto or throw around; • Embankments which students can slip down or which have protruding sharp
objects; • Blind corners in busy areas; taps and hoses which are positioned where students play or walk; window glass at low levels through which students could fall; • Holes, cracks or exposed irrigation fixtures in ovals; • Trees or shrubs with poisonous parts, sharp spikes or thorns or branches at eye level; • Splinters and deteriorating timbers in seats, retaining edges and other wooden constructions; • sSeds or other areas with hazardous chemicals or machinery to which students have access; rubbish skips which students can climb into or around, or which place students at risk when trucks enter the school; • Areas within the site used for car
parking when students are present; and, • Sporting equipment such as goal posts or basketball rings which have structural or other design or maintenance problems.
While the Lane Keeping Assist uses a camera to identify lane markers such as painted lane lines, Botts Dots and cat eye markers, the Road Departure Mitigation System can identify
objects such as trees or
parked cars beyond the side of the road.
The Forward Sensing System uses four hidden sensors mounted in the front fascia and audible beeps to help drivers determine how close they are to
objects in front of their vehicle
while parking.
Additionally, a new side - distance warning feature now adds greater awareness to drivers of side
objects while the vehicle is at low speed and in a parallel
parking sequence.
Rear cameras are more effective than
parking sensors at helping drivers avoid
objects while traveling in reverse, a recent Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) study shows.
While the Lane Keeping Assist uses a monocular camera (mounted on the upper portion of the windshield) to identify solid or dashed painted lane lines, Botts» dots and Cat Eye marker, the Road Departure Mitigation System can identify
objects such as trees or
parked cars which would indicate spaces beyond the side of the road.
In contrast, all the drivers who had no technology hit the stationary
object,
while parking sensors alone helped just 1 out of 16 drivers avoid a crash.
Safety features like the ParkSense ® Front / Rear
Park Assist System can be added to help you navigate tight spaces, detecting
objects behind your vehicle
while in reverse and providing audible warnings if you get too close to an
object.
With Rear Cross-Traffic Alert, too, you'll hear an audible warning when an
object is approaching your vehicle
while you're backing out of your driveway or a spot in a busy
parking lot.
Plus, with a rearview monitor and a rear cross traffic alert system you'll have a clear view of
objects and pedestrians behind you
while navigating tight or tricky
parking spaces.
The
Parking Assistant helps the driver to
park in spaces that are perpendicular to the road as well as parallel spots, while Park Distance Control switches on automatically when approaching an object at the front and displays the remaining dista
park in spaces that are perpendicular to the road as well as parallel spots,
while Park Distance Control switches on automatically when approaching an object at the front and displays the remaining dista
Park Distance Control switches on automatically when approaching an
object at the front and displays the remaining distance.
Hauser & Wirth created an apartment - style space with wooden floors and dark green and red walls, inspired by the Hampstead home of Sigmund Freud and curated by Mark Wallinger,
while at Frieze Masters, on the other side of the
park, Helly Nahmad presented an art collector's apartment, a brilliant accumulation of
objects, books and furniture which drew a constant crowd.
Enormous concrete vegetables make surprising new
park benches,
while a pair of goofy cowboy hats top off an improbable assemblage of found
objects cast in bronze.
Collisions with a fixed
object, such as a pole, a ditch or a rail accounted to 36 percent of fatal car accidents and 17 percent of injury accidents
while collisions with a non fixed
object, such as a person, a
parked car, a biker, a train or an animal accounted for 17 percent of fatality accidents and 10 percent of injury related incidents [1].