big daddy gov Wrote:
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> I foresee the future-
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> Safety inspection fail- Backup camera
> non-functioning.
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> Who is pushing for cameras? I rarely hear of
> people getting run over by a car backing up these
> days. A simple alert sensor would work just fine.
In the U.S. at least fifty children are being backed over by vehicles EVERY week. Forty-eight (48) are treated in hospital emergency rooms and at least two (2) children are fatally injured every WEEK.
• The predominant age of victims is one year olds. (12â€23 months)
• Over 60% of backing up incidents involved a larger size vehicle. (truck, van, SUV)
• Tragically, in over 70% of these incidents, a parent or close relative is behind the wheel.
http://www.kidsandcars.org/back-overs.html