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Group Sues Transportation Dept. Over Rearview Camera Delays
On Wednesday, a group of grieving parents, consumer organizations and traffic safety advocates filed a petition with a U.S. Court of Appeals in New York that they hope will force the Department of Transportation to act within the next 90 days on legislation passed five years ago, which would mandate improved rear visibility.
Local mom’s advocacy for rearview cameras gets national support.
Just over two years ago, a local 19-month-old boy was run over by a car as it was backing up. Since that day, his mother, Karen Pauly, has been advocating that all new cars have backup cameras.
Group takes fight for rear-view cameras to court.
A five-year-old debate over whether to mandate rear-view cameras in new vehicles got new life Wednesday, but the rapid adoption of the technology has scrambled the issue’s long-standing talking points.
Backup Camera Recommendation Causes Uproar Among Consumer Groups
For five years, safety advocates have been asking the federal government to make backup cameras mandatory on new vehicles. These safety groups were expecting a decision two and a half years ago, but that ruling has been delayed several times. Instead of mandating the cameras, the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration added backup cameras to its recommended features list Tuesday.
Rearview Cameras Still Delayed, Consumer Groups Sue DOT
The Department of Transportation (DOT) is the target of a lawsuit filed today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, in New York, by safety advocates and two parents who unintentionally backed over their children.
