Preventing backup accidents: when will cameras be required?
The overwhelming consensus among safety experts is that all cars should have backup cameras in order to help prevent backup accidents. Safety regulators estimate that such cameras could save as many as 300 lives a year. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), small children and the elderly are especially at risk of death or injury in these accidents. About a third of the deaths each year of children, whose small size makes them less visible to drivers who are backing up. The elderly are particularly vulnerable too, often due to mobility issues. NHTSA has been trying to…
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