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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.
Rear-view cameras law needs to be acted on
Five years after my son Cameron died in a car crash, Congress passed a law, named after my boy, to ensure that such a tragedy never happened again. But five more years have passed, and the safety fix that Congress ordered completed by 2011 has been needlessly delayed. I’m suing the Obama administration to compel it to do what Congress directed.
Safety groups pushing for implementation of 2008 rearview camera law
In February 2008, President George W. Bush signed into law a bill that essentially required that new cars sold in the United States be equipped with rearview cameras to prevent back-up accidents.
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.
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.
