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Parents, advocates lobby for law mandating rear visibility technology in all vehicles
Safety groups sue USDOT over rearview cameras
Demanding no more delays, safety groups and two parents are suing the United States Department of Transportation for failing to issue an auto safety rule mandated by Congress in 2008. That’s the year Congress enacted the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act, which requires the DOT to issue a rule to improve rear visibility in all new cars through backup cameras or other means.
KC-area safety group joins lawsuit to force rear-view cameras
A Kansas City-area safety group is suing the U.S. Department of Transportation in hopes of requiring rear cameras mounted in every new vehicle.
Government Delays Requiring Rearview Cameras in Cars
The Obama administration is again delaying regulations on whether new cars and trucks must come equipped with rearview cameras to protect against drivers backing over people in blind spots behind their vehicles, a victory for automakers who say requiring the cameras is too costly.
Should the federal government require rear-view cameras for all new vehicles?
It’s a matter of life and death. That’s how the parents’ group, KidsAndCars.org, is framing the debate over whether the federal government should mandate rear-view cameras for all new vehicles.
