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  • Administration sued over backup camera delay

    As a toddler, Patrick Ivison was holding his mother's hand as they strolled through a San Diego parking lot. They were only a step or two from being clear of a Ford Escort — but it suddenly backed up.

  • Administration sued over delay in backup camera rule

    As a toddler, Patrick Ivison was holding his mother's hand as they strolled through a San Diego parking lot. They were only a step or two from being clear of a Ford Escort — but it suddenly backed up.

  • Cars under $30,000 with rearview cameras

    A decade ago automakers equipped few vehicles with back-up cameras. But in December 2010, federal transportation officials issued a proposed rule that would require all new automobiles to have backup cameras by September 2014. The mandate, which has been delayed repeatedly, was spurred by the alarming number of children who die or are injured every year in back-over accidents. It’s estimated the cameras would save 95 to 112 lives a year. Though the rule is not in effect yet, more and more vehicles are carrying the safety feature. Here are 40 vehicles under $30,000 with the cameras.

  • Over in an Instant, Special Report: How can this kind of tragedy happen?

    Alone in the dark master bedroom, John Woodruff heard the click of the tumbler in the front door lock, and the quiet swoosh of the door opening. Not again, he thought, glancing at his wife's side of the king bed.

  • Exclusive: Dept. Of Transportation Dragging Its Feet On Rear Camera Legislation

    Stats Show Something Must Be Done -- As Gulbransen, Nelson Families Attest  

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