Judging Distance

My 76-year-old father, while still a good driver, has more trouble
judging distances than he used to.
This sometimes results in driving by sound: He hits something, and then realizes it's there.

The cost of repairing bumpers was getting expensive, so we thought a
perfect gift would be a reverse-sensor that gave an audible and
visual signal when the car was getting too close to something.

We had it installed and watched excitedly as Dad backed out of the
garage.

He was heading straight for a garbage can when the audible
signal went off.

Dad reached for his cell phone. "Hello?" <crash!>

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Budget: A method for going broke methodically.