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Old 02-13-2009, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by MrLabGuy
I see a lawsuit coming. If your are hit by a GM vehicle with this feature backing out you can argue that it was GM's fault because you could not determine if the car was really in reverse or just parked based on the GM parking light reverse light configuration. I'm also guessing that if you were a pedestrian you could walk behind a GM with this feature backing out and get hit and file a lawsuit with the same contention.
Irrelevent, if a car is backing up and is in an accident it isn't a defence to say that you had your reverse lights on. The reversing car is presumed to be responsible if it is in motion, at least where I live. YMMV.
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