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Brake Shift Interlock Device Could Have Saved Life of Virginia Toddler
A device as cheap as $9 could have saved the life of a Greene County, Virginia toddler earlier this week. On Monday, a 25 year old mother of three was washing her 2002 Ford Explorer in the family’s driveway, while her two older children, ages 3 and 5 sat inside the parked vehicle. Her 18 month old daughter, Aeayla Camacho toddled outside following her mother as she performed this chore. Suddenly, the vehicle began to roll backwards and the mother scrambled to get her toddler out of the way. Despite injuring herself, her efforts to save her daughter were in vain. The vehicle crushed the toddler. Little Aeayla died in her driveway.
What You Need to Know About Backup Cameras
Backup cameras are more than just a cool feature: They can be lifesavers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is making those cameras mandatory, and for good reason: The agency wants to help prevent the 210 fatalities and 15,000 injuries caused each year by backover crashes.
How large is the blind zone behind your vehicle?
Back up cameras won't simply be an option on vehicles by 2018. Families who've lost loved ones in back over accidents pushed for the law requiring them in all new cars.
What you need to know about automatic reverse braking
Automatic reverse braking systems have the potential to prevent a particularly tragic type of accident.
No back-up camera on your car? Add one
The NHTSA estimates that more than 200 people and 15,000 injuries occur annually because of backing-up crashes, with many of the fatalities occurring to children younger than 5.
