Be Safe While Driving: The PD1 Parking Sensor
In driving we don’t often think about needing a parking sensor, but they can truly help you out if you have them. The parking aid allows you to know where your bumpers are at all times. Even if you can see your bumpers this doesn’t mean that they aren’t useful. A lot of individuals think that the electromagnetic parking sensor is just for parking, but it can help you in driving as well. Let’s take a look at how.
CAN Bus Wiring Systems in the PD1
The CAN Bus or Controller Area Network wiring system was created in 1980 by Bosch. It may surprise you that something created more than 20 years ago is still being used in the parking aids. The reason for this is the technology. The systems are an electromagnetic design that offers you the ability to have aid when parking your vehicle. The wires adhere to almost any bumper without modification. Then the CAN bus system will send the information along the wiring so that you get the signal the sensor is passing you. The technology works so that there is no delay in the information given to you when you are parking.
Parking Concerns and Why Parking Aids Help
Parking can be difficult for some depending on the size of the car, truck, or SUV being driven. A smaller vehicle may allow you to park in almost any spot without issue. On the other hand the parking spaces seem to be getting a little smaller, which makes the larger vehicles hard to park around, even in a small sized car. The truth is that many parking lots are becoming a little smaller because the owners want to get as much parking spaces as possible. So the larger vehicles are just fitting between the lines. At Parking Dynamics we realise the need to have help in parking no matter the size vehicle you have. Your best option is getting parking sensors for your vehicle.
The electromagnetic parking sensor will help you park either by driving in or reverse parking. These parking aids can help reduce the concerns you have in parking your vehicle.
Parking in smaller spaces is difficult no matter the vehicle you have. With the parking sensors you are able to tell exactly where your bumper is whether you can see it or not.
Even when you can see your bumper you still have to guess if there is enough space. By using a Parking Dynamics parking sensor your bumper will tell you if you are too close to the car next to you.
A lot of drivers no longer back in to a parking space. They are not really taught these parking skills in their driving courses and sometimes it is fear that stops a person from backing in. You don’t have to fear this method for parking. In fact parking by backing in is more convenient when you leave. With the reverse sensor on your bumper you are able to navigate into the parking space. Soon you can even look like a pro. The sensor will tell you when you are getting too close to other vehicles in the lot because when you put the car in reverse you automatically start the parking sensor.
Understanding the Varieties of Parking Sensors: Steel Mate and PD1
There are two types of front and rear parking sensors, though there are numerous brands. The two types of parking sensors are electromagnetic and ultrasonic parking sensors. The ultrasonic parking sensors were the first to be developed and used by car companies. They do have their uses; however there are a lot of drawbacks with these types of parking aids. The PD1 is the electromagnetic parking sensor. It is also the only one on the market.
Lowering Your Car Insurance with PD1 Parking Sensors
Car insurance is something everyone has to have if they want to drive their car. Without car insurance there are heavy fines. To register your car or even get a driver’s license you have to have car insurance. Knowing that these are facts doesn’t make it any easier to obtain car insurance that is affordable to you. However, there are ways to reduce car insurance. When you have a PD1 front and rear parking sensor on your car your insurance premiums may become lower.
Front and Rear Car Parking Sensors Help When Learning to Park
When you first learn to drive there is a great deal of information you need to know. One of the most difficult for individuals learning to drive is parking. Many new drivers tend to look for a parking spot that has either side empty, they avoid parallel parking, and they don’t like to back up. If this sounds like something you have gone through or are going through parking aids can help you.
Prevent Car Bumps, Bangs & Scrapes with a Rear Parking Sensor
Parking has become extremely problematic due to an increase of shortage of space in parking places and smaller garages. You need a rear parking sensor for the car if you find parking a difficult task. If your vehicle does not give you a good rear view, then a parking sensor is essential.
The PD1 parking sensor kits are the latest in technology and are ideal for the driver to park his/her car in the tightest of spaces without any hassle. A parking sensor will let you know that an obstruction lies in the way and it helps you to park the vehicle in limited parking space safely.
The latest electromagnetic sensors are far superior to other types of sensors. The Parking Dynamics PD1 is one such system, which offers excellent audible alerts and is a highly accurate reversing aid.
These electromagnetic sensors can be installed on the front and rear bumpers for optimum parking protection. Simply wire the PD1 to your reverse light for the rear sensor option and use a simple push button switch for the front sensor option and this will give you all round protection.
Now, you can park your car safely and with complete confidence in any parking area and situation. What’s more the PD1 is 100% accurate in all weather conditions and its easy 3-wire easy installation is makes installation a breeze. The main attraction of the PD1 sensor for the 1000’s sold worldwide is the unique design that does not require you to drill holes into your vehicles bumpers unlike its inferior rivals like ultrasonics.
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Front Parking Sensor - Get All Round Parking Protection
Parking Sensors offer you all round parking protection by using revolutionary technology to sense, detect and alert you to obstacles within a set proximity of your vehicle. Commonly known as a Car Parking Sensor, Parking Aid or Reverse Parking Sensor they ultimately enable you to carry out accurate and safe parking and reversing manoeuvres without the anxiety of bumping your Car, Vehicle, Van, 4×4, Motorhome, Caravan, Trailer or Horse Box. It is literally like having eyes located in your front and rear bumper.
Rear Parking sensors have rapidly grown into the biggest selling add-on product with new vehicles and also sell in the millions as people fit these to older vehicles, this is also known as retrofit. With an increase of vehicles on our roads and in towns and cities parking has become a challenge at the bets of times, add to this that cars have higher backs and fronts your vision is restricted more than ever.
So we’ve all heard of parking sensors and know the postive benefits of having one fitted, but what about protecting the front of your vehicle.
Front Parking Sensor:
To add even greater accuracy, detection and protection to your vehicle when parking and to further reduce the potential for an insurance claims, you can now get all round protection by adding a Front parking sensor easily and affortlessly to your car or vehicle. So what are the technologies on offer?
Ultrasonic V’s Electromagnetic Technology (PD1)
There are 2 types of parking sensor technologies available on the market. The older less reliable technology is ultrasonic and typically uses 4 or 6 sensors that mount in the bumper for all to see. Holes need drilling in your bumper to mount and they need painting to match your bumper colour.
Also many ultrasonic systems are physically too deep to install in to bumpers, due to the crash protection bar behind the bumper. The PD1 eliminates this problem!
The Parking Dynamics PD1 Front uses a unique Electromagnetic Technology, typically used by a few elite car manufacturers and offers a design that discretely mounts preserving the ‘new factory look’ of your vehicle, so only you will know it is fitted.
Ultrasonic technology having 4 or 6 visible and exposed sensors does need regular maintenance and cleaning. Electromagnetic technology is not exposed, is self diagnostic and requires no maintenance.
Many accidents occur because drivers can’t see the corners of their car and how far the edge of the bumpers protrude from the rest of the body. The electromagnetic design allows for this, as the antenna covers the entire length of the bumper and this is superior to the ultrasonic type that cannot detect objects at the very corners and onto the sides.
Introducing the "No Holes" Parking Dynamics PD1 Front Parking Sensor
The Parking Dynamics PD1 Front Parking Sensor uses a No-Drill, No-Holes, Unique, Discrete, 100% Responsive and Reliable Electromagnetic Technology making parking Safer and Easier, preventing Bumps, Scrapes and Tragic Accidents. Whatever vehicle the PD1 is fitted to, you can rest assured that the aesthetic clean lines of your car and bumper will be untouched maintaining and maximising its resale value.
The Parking Dynamics PD1 now comes with 2 sensor pack options, Front and Rear. Both packs work on the same ultra effective electromagnetic concept and operation but have 2 very different alert tones to distinguish them apart. Both work independently on separate circuits and ultimately give you the all round protection required for effortless and bump-free parking manoeuvres.
The front sensor will not only protect the front of your car or vehicle, if you have a spolier or splitter fitted this is fully protected, from low kerbs that may be hidden and ready to scuff your car bodywork.
Technical Operation:
The Parking Dynamics PD1 Front sensor is controlled by a push-button switch, that when pressed activates detection range, alerting you to all obstacles. Unlike the rear sensor, the front Parking Dynamics PD1 sensor allows you to drive very close to the object in front of your car, before it gives you a constant tone, alerting you that you are close enough to the obstacle. This refined accuracy allows you to park in extremely tight spaces.
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Save on your Car Insurance
As recently reported by the insurance industry, 33% of vehicle accidents are now caused by driver error, when parking and reversing! With more cars on the road now than ever before, the Risk is even greater for accidents to occur. The Parking Dynamics PD1 will give you peace-of-mind and total parking confidence.
This simple device will pay for itself many times over by reducing the number of small bangs in which you are involved. Completely eliminating the chance of putting your No Claims Bonus at risk!
Compatibility Guide:
CAN Bus Systems
Many new cars and vehicles now come with the CAN Bus multiplex wiring system fitted. The PD-1 is fully CAN Bus compatible and requires no adjustment or extra accessories when installing. Beware of ultrasonic sytems that require extra wiring and relay components in order to integrate with CAN Bus.
CAN Bus is a multiplexed wiring system used to connect intelligent devices such as Electronic Control Units (ECU’s) on vehicles, allowing data to be transferred in a low-cost and reliable manner. CAN means ‘Controller Area Network’ and was developed by Bosch in 1980. Many new cars and vehicles use this system and it is becoming increasingly difficult to install after-market products without using a CAN Bus compatible device.
Vehicles with a Metal Bumper
The Parking Dynamics PD1 is NOT compatible with metal bumpers straight out of the box. However with a few insulating adjustments to your metal bumper, the PD1 will be fully compatible.
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Preventing Parking Accidents Pt8 - Use a Parking Sensor
Over the past 8 guides we talked about the real life accidents and flat out tragedies that can happen when you are backing up or parking your car. As we back up on a daily basis such as when we are leaving a parking space or driveway, backing into a parking space r parallel parking, you can see the potential of parking ccidents are pretty common.
The fact is that parking accidents are 100% preventable if ou install a parking sensor on your vehicle such as the Unique, Discrete Parking Dynamics PD1 Parking Sensor. This sensor is an easy to install, invisible when fitted ensor designed to activate automatically immediately when you select reverse gear.
This unique electromagnetic technology works by detecting all objects that come within a determined range, alerting you to its proximity. It is 100% reliable and works in all kinds of weather preventing damage to your vehicle. More importantly, the PD1 can prevent you from accidentally hitting a pedestrian,
child, the elderly and seriously injuring or even killing them.
The sensor emits different audible tones based on the proximity of objects so you can react to the warning, with time to spare. The parking dynamics sensor gives you total piece of mind when parallel parking, so you don’t have to worry about bumps, scrapes and nasty bangs. Parking becomes a
stress-free activity.
The parking dynamics PD1 is an inexpensive, easy to install, high performance parking sensor and will pay for itself immediately by protecting your insurance claims and
preventing any potential tragedy from becoming reality.
Shouldn’t you install one on your car, today?
This is the last in our series of guides that explain why so many accidents are caused when people are parking and reversing with a poor awareness, poor skill and
poor judgement.
The Parking Dynamics PD1 parking sensor can and will give you total reversing confidence and prevent bumps, scrapes and tragic accidents!
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All the best and Safe Motoring,
Luke
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Preventing Parking Accidents Pt7 - Driveway Safety!
Backing out of your driveway is the most dangerous manoeuvre that you can make in your car. Why?
When you back out of your driveway, you literally need eyes in the back of your head. You must make absolute sure that your household members, neighbour’s children and pets are accounted for before you put the vehicle in gear.
If you don’t pay full attention while backing up you could run over a bicycle, garden tool, your family pet or even a small child. My daughter-in law once backed over my
motorcycle in my own driveway, much to my frustration because like an idiot I’d left it directly behind in her blind spot.
These things happen when humans are involved, human error is very real.
The hard reality is Children die every year because a family member or neighbor backs over them while they are playing in the driveway. Ask yourself, could you live with
the fact that you’ve injured or even killed a child?
According to a recent report, the number of children injured in parking accidents is almost equal to the number of those injured in all other automobile accidents every
year. That’s huge!
Other data shows that the family driveway is second only to the backyard pool as a deadly hazard for young children. I’d ask you now to imagine how you would feel if you ran over your child… your grandchild… niece… nephew or a neighbor’s child and they unfortunately died.
Wouldn’t you immediately take action to prevent this happening? A parking sensor is designed to do exactly this, to prevent this kind of accident.
To find out more go to Parking Dynamics
In the Final and Part 8 we’ll discuss why you cannot safely drive again, without a parking sensor.
Speak soon,
Luke
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