the most ridiculous thing about getting a car with audible proximity/blind spot alerts is that some portion of my drive, usually while stopped at a light, i am subjected to a medley of klaxons that sound like they're coming from an x-wing flight sim letting me know that a tie interceptor is locking on

@nsfmc heh, just 1 hr ago I was marveling over how counterproductive these are.

During winter in NE, many parking spots trigger these alarms with all that snow piled inches in front of your bumper.

Which is *most* disconcerting when you get back in the car after an errand and said klaxons immediately begin. (Distracting you from any real threats that are actually behind you).

@jeremyosborn i think they're generally great (even if absurd), but i think they also need a bit more heuristic behavior behind them, i haven't experienced the snow case, but i have had similar situations in a parking lot where a car turns on in the spot in front of me and my car starts going wild. i always imagine somebody shouting "brace for impact!!" at least my dash ui has the courtesy to show where and how severe the danger is, but i wonder if i'm tuning it out more than i should.

@nsfmc Yeah, I'm still a skeptic, although I will admit the scenario where the front collision warning goes off while driving (typically because person in front of me suddenly braked) is useful.