This is why we can't have nice things.

Lee Christensen said:

The struggle is real, my wife backed into our house cleaner about two months ago. I backed into our babysitter who was parked in the exact same spot about 4 years ago nearly to the day. So now she and I are even! I told her she should have hit it harder so we could have upgraded to a 2015-2017..

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Two words: TOW MIRRORS

$250-350 investment for a lot of hassles avoided... and possibly much more, since it couldve been pretty bad if that was the babysitter herself and not just her car

Adieu said:

Two words: TOW MIRRORS

$250-350 investment for a lot of hassles avoided... and possibly much more, since it couldve been pretty bad if that was the babysitter herself and not just her car

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Tow mirrors when not towing anything? On a vehicle with a backup camera, windows all around, rear view mirror, and side mirrors?

I have backed into a car in my driveway exactly once before, in my Tacoma. It also had a backup camera. We are creatures of habit, and I was in the habit of getting most of the way down my driveway before checking the camera.

It happens. It's not that there wasn't a way to see it, it's that I wasn't looking. Tow mirrors don't help that.

deweysmith said:

I have backed into a car in my driveway exactly once before, in my Tacoma. It also had a backup camera. We are creatures of habit, and I was in the habit of getting most of the way down my driveway before checking the camera.

It happens. It's not that there wasn't a way to see it, it's that I wasn't looking. Tow mirrors don't help that.

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I backed into one of those orange lumber carts, at Home Depot. There was no damage, thanks to metal bumpers. I had backing sensors on a Lincoln. They don't protect good on the corners. UPS, driver training: rule#1 AVOID backing! Park nose out, especially in a parking lot. Find 2 back to back spots, and pull through 2. Back to driver side, not passenger side(blind side). Back before you park. The theory is, you know nothing is behind you. 25% of accidents are backing up.

I have considered those cameras you put in the front and rear windows that records movement to a dvr while your not in it.

Vortex is a good source for reviews on those things. He has a bunch of youtube videos.
https://www.vortexradar.com/best-dashcams/

MrSticker said:

Tow mirrors when not towing anything? On a vehicle with a backup camera, windows all around, rear view mirror, and side mirrors?

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Dedicated tow mirrors, the ones that copy the F150 factory option

Dude keeps backing into stuff... tow mirrors are a great help for actually seeing where you're going

You can even parallel park without any skill or effort