How to Use a Backup Camera

Backup cameras are beginning to make appearances on many high-end and newer vehicles. However, if you’ve never used this sort of technology, you may wonder: What on earth is the point? Don’t cars have rearview and side mirrors for a reason? Moreover, you might fret that drivers will get so used to relying on their backup cameras that they forget to actually look around, or that they’ll become unable to drive without one.

However, proper backup camera use serves as an aid to good driving, not as a replacement. Mobile Installation, the expert in everything from tonneau covers to window tints, describes below how to best use a backup camera as an added safety measure in combination with watchful driving skills.

Awareness is Key

You may remember this ideology from driver’s ed, but watching what’s going on is crucial to keeping yourself safe on the roads. Nobody knows when a deer will decide to jump out in front of you! Though backup cameras provide an awesome view behind your car, and though they’re great tools to foster awareness, always maintain the following safe backing behaviors:

●        Look over your shoulders. Yes, even though you have a crystal-clear electronic view of what’s behind you, what you were taught in driver’s ed still applies. Backup cameras by design can only show you so much, and it takes time to stop and adjust the angle. Remaining aware and looking where you’re going can help you overcome the inherent limitations of this technology.

●        Practice with the camera. Set up traffic cones and give parallel parking a few test runs with your new backup camera. This will help you become aware of what exactly the camera can do for you and how you should adjust your backing habits accordingly.

●        Think of your backup camera as an extra mirror. You wouldn’t back up only using your left side mirror, would you? Think of your backup camera the same way. It’s a phenomenal safety aid—one that has the potential to save lives—but it’s not the only safety aid you as a driver have available.

Considering a Backup Camera? Mobile Installation has you Covered

We’re expert post-market installers of everything from step bars to car alarms; we get car safety. If you’d like to discover how a backup camera can increase your driving awareness, drop us a line today. To find out more about our products and installation services, visit our Brooklyn Park location. You can also call us at 612-986-3332, or you can send a message to contact page.