Oh, I Forgot To Clean The Car's Backup Camera

     We bought our Subaru ten years ago.  We were impressed with all of the fancy electronic features it had, one of which was the backing up video camera that showed what was behind us.   Once I got used to looking at the rear view camera in our car when I back up, I found it really helpful.  However every winter I have to remember to clean off the camera before I back up, or else I can’t see anything.  (Photo above)

            Winter is really a dirty driving season for vehicles in the Interior of BC.  I drove up to Prince George last week, and while there was no snow;  the highway was wet and there had earlier been a bit of ice so the Highways Department had put down sand in a lot of places.   The water and very fine particles of sand sprayed up on the back of the car, coating the car and the video camera, thus rendering it useless for backing up.

            During the winter, I have to always remember to wipe off the backup camera every time I put the car in reverse.  That becomes a bit of a hassle, especially if I had forgotten to do it before I got into the car.

            I don’t know if other cars have their cameras in a different place, thus avoiding the problem, but the placement of the camera on our Subaru, sure isn’t very well thought out for our winter driving.     The photo below shows how dirty the camera (and back of the car) gets.

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