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Califchief - 24 Jan 2008 07:00 GMT

Ann wrote:

> Gwen,
> Does your lack of depth perception affect you when going
> down stairs or getting on a down escalator? I've always
> had trouble with both of these. Also, when I pull in a
> parking space facing a building I always end up a foot or
> so away. I can't tell how close I am to the building. Ann

Ann, are you old enough to remember "curb feelers?" <g>

We installed vertical poles on each side of the bumper of
emergency vehicles so drivers could judge how close they
were to an object in front of them.

They're kinda like the flag pole you see on the president's
limo, but without the flags.

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ANN M - 24 Jan 2008 14:41 GMT

I think that's what my Dad had installed on my first car. They were
wire thingies that stuck out on the right side of my car near the front
tire. Were they called curb feelers maybe?
I don't have any problem parallel parking, only when I pull in head on.
I never hit anything, but am never even close enough to do that. At
least I can never be accused of tailgaiting in traffic!
Ann

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jofirey - 25 Jan 2008 03:26 GMT

>I think that's what my Dad had installed on my first car. They were
> wire thingies that stuck out on the right side of my car near the front
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> least I can never be accused of tailgaiting in traffic!
> Ann

I never tailgate either. Of course in heavy traffic that can be a problem
when you leave enough room that everyone else wants to cut in front of you.

Riding or driving in almost bumper to bumper high speed traffic makes me
physically ill.

Also, I almost never pass other cars. Not unless they are going really slow
and we a about the only two cars on the road with good sight distance.

Neither of these really endears me to Charlie who hates to ride with me
driving almost as much as I hate to ride with him driving.

Jo

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Califchief - 25 Jan 2008 03:00 GMT

Ann wrote:

> I think that's what my Dad had installed on my first car. They
> were wire thingies that stuck out on the right side of my car
> near the front tire. Were they called curb feelers maybe?

OK, you passed the age test. At least you're old enough
to purchase alcohol if desired. <g>

> I don't have any problem parallel parking, only when I pull in
> head on. I never hit anything, but am never even close enough
> to do that

A second suggestion is to mark a spot on the garage wall or floor.
You know those Pott's Dots lane dividers out on the highways?
Stick one of the floor so it lines up with the driver's seat when
the car is properly parked. Then whenever you pull into the garage
and "think" you're in far enough, open the door and look down to
see if the seat and the marker do actually align.

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