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Originally Posted by Naz24
Jcl, you are completely correct. I stand corrected and have no problem admitting it! I should know better and have done my research.
But, I do think that this is going to be a very difficult law for the lower end car companies to follow. It's very unfortunate.
I'm curious. Does anyone know the actual number of "accidents" that are caused bc the lack of back up cams?
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I don't even live in the US, but the first link said that the law was passed in 2008. The timing just didn't fit with the blaming of your current president.
I don't think it is at all difficult for the car companies. They will implement it, and consumers will pay for it, whether they want a camera or not. Incidentally, the law doesn't require cameras. It requires better visibility. A camera is the most likely way to accomplish that, but more mirrors may work as well.
The actual number of accidents? That isn't much of a research challenge:
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Originally Posted by motordavid in the very first post in this thread
...the number of deaths and injuries each year attributed to "back over" crashes, currently at about 207 and 15,446...
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