Comments on The Digital RVer: Are You On the Centerline?

great stuff, just raise it high enough on the wind...

2009-10-14T16:29:50.762-07:00

great stuff, just raise it high enough on the windshield for your comfort 50', 100', or wherever. This gismo makes so much sence... our jet fighter pilots use windshield images to vector on their target at 800mph... so someone was creative.... the great american way.

Looks like a crutch for those who should not be dr...

2009-08-10T11:49:35.628-07:00

Looks like a crutch for those who should not be driving a big rig to begin with.

If you need something like this you have not busin...

2009-08-09T15:48:50.017-07:00

If you need something like this you have not business what to ever driving and RV or for the matter a car.
Keep you eye on the road ahead of you.

Howdy; When I was driving professionaly (Over the ...

2009-08-08T18:50:33.537-07:00

Howdy; When I was driving professionaly (Over the Road Truck Driver), it was sort of a standard thing to not fixiate on any one given point, ie. keep your eyes moving ...Right mirror, scan in front of you, left mirror, check the dash gauges, check in front somemore, left mirror,etc. get the point. Don't just think about the first 50' to 100', LOOK AHEAD, scan as far ahead of you as you can. SEE what going on up ahead. You are not stopping a VW. You've got momentum working against you Take advantage of the view you may have and ANTICIPATE... my 0.02 cents worth

I don't see a problem. You wouldn't look a...

2009-08-08T06:30:15.184-07:00

I don't see a problem. You wouldn't look at this any more often than you would your driver's rear view mirror. The biggest flaw I see is not all center or lane lines are placed the same distance from the edge of the pavement. I hate it when my duals get off the pavement.

Anything that takes your eyes off the road is dang...

2009-08-08T06:16:07.022-07:00

Anything that takes your eyes off the road is dangerous even if it is low on the windshield and straight front. No one should have to check where they are driving. I did that when I first started driving my motorhome and I was looking out my passenger window to see where I was. It took me only a couple of time to realize it was dumb. Just learn the feel like you do in a car. As for a plug to keep it running I need about four for all my gadgets and have only one.

UNSAFE practice! If you are looking out and down a...

2009-08-08T06:09:51.753-07:00

UNSAFE practice! If you are looking out and down at the lane, your vision is too short! You are better to properly locate your vehicle in the lane and then find out where your straight ahead, down the road vision is. In my Diesel pusher, I sit right over the dark line made by trucks over time so I can follow this line and I can keep my vision as high as possible. The benefit of this is to give you far more time to react to stupid people on the highways.

It has been 50 years, but I can still remember my Driver's Ed teacher telling us to "AIM HIGH" and keep your eyes moving (check your mirrors every 2-3 sec and gages every 8 - 10 sec), and this device will focus your attention either on the line a short distance in front of the bus, or worse, on the red LED itself.

My mother was taught (many years ago) to line up t...

2009-08-08T06:09:38.170-07:00

My mother was taught (many years ago) to line up the middle of the hood with the edge of the road. Either method (center line or edge of road) takes your eyes away from where they should be...looking 50' to 100' ahead of you. A person should practice driving enough that they will be able to "feel" or "sense" where they are in their lane. Depending on a device such as this takes natural instinct away. What happens when, for one reason or another, it stops working?

Nice little doo-dad but not a replacement for "feel" or "sense".