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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Rearview Cameras Mandatory?

A recent New York Times article has reported that Federal regulators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration are proposing a rule that would require automakers to put rearview cameras in all passenger vehicles by 2014 to help drivers see what is behind them.  As the Times reported, about two children die every week and another 50 are injured when someone accidentally backs over them in a vehicle, and more than two-thirds of the time a parent or other close relative is behind the wheel.