Properly and
safely reversing one's car is said to be one of the most challenging things a
driver can face, especially the beginners. It could even be more difficult if
you are reversing out of a tight parking space or a cramped driveway. This is
exactly what happened to a woman in Queensland who definitely could use the best reversing camera in her car.
Some
residents of a suburban Sunshine State street were provided with an evening's
entertainment when the woman in question struggled to reverse out of her
driveway. For ten minutes, they watched their neighbours made interesting yet cringe-worthy
attempts to get her minivan out of the driveway, chiming in with their
colourful commentary in a video uploaded to Dash Cam Owners Australia.
To begin
with, the woman in the video does not seem to possess good reversing skills. To
make the task at hand even more difficult for the hapless driver, she also had
to deal with a telegraph pole in the middle of her driveway, which is usually
something that you can easily deal with if you have a reversing camera kit installed in your car.
At one point,
the woman's neighbour asked gleefully if she hit the pole, to which somebody
replied in the affirmative. "Yeah, she did. I felt – I heard it
crinch," another person said. The woman, who was said to be living in the
neighbourhood for the last six months, got her car almost horizontal at one
time, but she still ended up brushing against the pole to her neighbours'
amusement. After ten exhausting minutes, the woman finally got her car out of
the driveway, giving much-needed relief to her neighbours who were watching her
from across the street.
It is unclear
from the video if the woman's minivan already has a reversing camera in it. But
if it does, she could have been driving off towards her destination long before
her neighbours could get their camera out and have the chance to make fun of
her reversing skills. Time and again, a reverse camera system in Australia has been proven to be a great driving and
parking aid for drivers who often find themselves in similar situations. In
addition, a recent study in the US has found that cars equipped with such
accessories are less likely to be involved in driveway accidents.
If reversing
your car is not your forte and you don't want to be the brunt of jokes of your
neighbours whenever you reverse your car out of your driveway, then you should
consider getting a car reversing camera
if you haven't done it already.
