Posted on 04/01/2014 6:07:22 AM PDT by mykroar
WASHINGTON – Years late, the Transportation Department issued a rule Monday that will require rearview technology in many new vehicles -- an effort to reduce deaths and serious injuries caused by backup accidents.
The final rule issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will require new vehicles under 10,000 pounds and built beginning May 1, 2018, to meet the new rear-visibility standards. The rule includes buses and trucks; motorcycles and trailers are exempt.
The rearview cameras must give drivers a field of vision measuring at least 10 by 20 feet directly behind the vehicle. The system must also meet other requirements including dashboard image size, lighting conditions and display time.
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“...you aren’t looking to the left and the right.”
I’m a big believer in twisting around, throwing my right arm back between the seats, and watching the back 180°, as I back up. Not always possible (think U-haul truck), but that’s SOP when I’m in my car or truck (even the wife’s prius).
I’m blind in my right eye and I’ve still managed to avoid backing over anyone.
When I was in driver’s training they taught us to turn and look.
I call them "I'm about to cut you off" signals, because a lot of people never use them unless they're about to cut somebody off.
The thing that I see all too frequently here are people who can’t be bothered to clear the snow/ice off any of their windows, so they only can see out of the spot the windshield wipers cleared. Can’t use the side or rearview mirrors, because all the other windows are covered with snow/ice. And they’re barreling down the freeway in rush hour traffic, changing lanes, etc. But hey, who needs to see anything but what’s directly in front, right?
Some lobbyist paid for it.
You know, I don’t necessarily disagree with you, but my overall issue is that the negative impact(s) - several which have been cited here- are never taken into account. Will the addition of these cause additional deaths and accidents? Of course. Have “they” looked into it in any attempt at logical reasoning? Of course not.
That’s because in some areas, if you turn them on, it’s a signal to the other drivers to speed up so you can’t get into the lane.
So, you met by accident?
Have two vehicles, one with rear view camera, one without. Although I will make sure any future car we buy has the rear camera, do not agree that it must be required, should be a choice.
The back-up camera is a regulation designed to increase the base price of automobiles as part of the federal government’s continuing plan to make cars so expensive that only the rich can afford to drive them, thereby forcing the non-rich to live grouped together like sardines in urban areas where they can be more easily controlled.
It’s got nothing to do with safety and everything to do with an overarching government continuing the process of establishing absolute control over every aspect of our lives.
What makes you think someone who cannot be bothered to look in his mirror while backing up his car would bother to look at a video screen on his dashboard while backing up his car?
The fact that you think back-up cameras are a great thing does not mean they are actually a great thing.
Good idea.
I don’t agree with making it law, but I personally will never buy another vehicle without a rear back up camera.
Wrong. Don't FORCE your views on the marketplace because you're too stupid to LOOK before you back-up, dumbass.
They're not "standard equipment" on 90% of new cars. You have no flipping clue what you're talking about. They're a luxury priced item. You don't know JACK about which cars do or do not have them.
There are legitimate reasons for some federal regulations. Safety is a legitimate ground for regulation of interstate commerce.
This isn't one of them at $520,000,000 per "life saved."
The Commerce Clause is often abused with unconstitutional burdensome regulations, but the safety of vehicles sold and used in interstate commerce is a legitimate concern of the federal government.
The Commerce Clause is being abused here also. Safety has nothing to do with it, it's about putting more money in the Auto Union's pockets. Remember them? They have majority stakeholder status in both GM and Chrysler/Fiat.
You have no damn' clue.
Our founders did put the commerce clause in the constitution. The federal government does have a legitimate role in the regulation of interstate commerce and vehicle safety is a legitimate purpose for which that clause can be used. If you don't like it, then change the Constitution.
Oh, I get it, because you're a nanny state statist who insists on putting your hands in my wallet when buying a new car, I should change the Constitution to stop you from doing so? Oh you're a hoot!
I don't need to change the Constitution to stop the likes of you. The Free Market's gonna have a say on this.
Exactly.
And after a couple generations of having them mandated, driver’s education will probably no longer teach people to look in their mirrors.
The average driver of the future will be as dependent on his back-up camera the current average driver is on automatic transmissions, anti-lock brakes and traction control.
If back-up cameras are standard equipment on 90% of new vehicles, why is a government mandate needed?
Funny, have you seen a Chinese car in the US? I haven't. Which again begs the question: why's this mandate needed if what he said is true?!
ROFL!
“Nearly 60% of 2014 vehicles are already equipped with rear-camera or sensor technology.”
My wife tended to assume the sensor technology meant she could back up anytime she didn’t hear beeping. She was proven wrong.
Mirrors work. Markets work. Government does not.
If a complete doofus who admitted earlier in this thread that he doesn't look in his mirrors before backing up into someone doesn't have the common sense now to look in their rear-view mirror ---- what makes anyone think he'll suddenly develop the common sense to look at the video screen for his backup camera?!
You know what's gonna happen if these things become mandated: the kids will figure out how to wire their iPhones and Droids into it to play video while they're driving. Forget texting being a big killer, wait'll backup cameras and monitors becoming mandated.
“So, you met by accident?”
No, we’d been married for about 27 years when that happened. So...I guess you could say the accident was my fault. After 27 years with the woman, I should’ve had an inkling as to what was coming. (Of course, I took the blame anyway...”It’s my fault honey. I was parked too close to your side of the driveway.”)
Congress passed legislation in 2008 which required the transportation Board to promulgate regulations regarding backup safety. The car manufacturers new this was coming, so they began installing the cameras as standard equipment.
Regulations are only now being implemented. They go into effect in 2018. In other words, it took 7 years to get the bureaucrats in Washington to address this issue and to issue final regulations .
Manufacturers decided to go ahead and begin placing the cameras in as standard equipment before the regulations were even finalized.
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