Categories:
Backovers - Latest News
Rearview car camera rules delayed by U.S.
Rearview cameras, such as this one on a BMW X5, are common in luxury vehicles - especially SUVs. A proposed federal regulation would essentially require them on all new vehicles has been postponed.
REP. SCHAKOWSKY STATEMENT ON DELAY OF RULE TO EXPAND VEHICLE REAR VISIBILITY STANDARD
Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement today in response to the Department of Transportation’s announcement that the final rule to expand the rear visibility standard in vehicles will be delayed.
Rules for rear cameras in vehicles delayed again
Rules aimed at helping drivers avoid unintentionally backing over children, already overdue, are being delayed again following automaker complaints that requiring rearview video cameras systems on new cars and trucks would be too expensive.
Life-Saving Rearview Camera Regulations Delayed Again by U.S.
For a split second, Sue Auriemma thought the screams came from the neighborhood kids. For a split second, she continued to back up her car in her driveway, unaware that her 3-year-old daughter, Kate, was behind the right rear tire.
Money Minute: Not enough focus on rearview cameras [Video]
Sometimes you just gotta wonder. Federal regulators have been calling on the auto industry for years to help reduce accidents by installing rearview cameras on vehicles. Yet an official rule requiring such technology on new cars and trucks keeps getting postponed.
