It is amazing how many Freepers can’t argue their side of an issue without resorting to ad hominem attacks.
When you do that, as you and everyone else on this thread that has decided to express their displeasure with my opinion, you have lost the argument.
FWIW, if there are a lot if drivers that are as bad as you think I am on the road, then that is a very sound reason for requiring this and many other safety devices in new cars.
It is curious how you invited an examination of your own behavior to promote a regulation and then complain when your behavior comes under scrutiny. A parallel would be a drunk driver complaining that if his car only had a breathalyzer he would not have had an accident. You back your car into another vehicle and not once do you take responsibility that you caused an accident that could have avoided WITHOUT a rearview camera.
Unfortunately, there is no safety device that will make people like you a safe driver. It is your attitude that is the problem, not the lack of devices at your disposal. If you could accept that and the responsibility for the accident you caused, I think most people here would agree it is possible you could become a safe driver. Otherwise, if you are going to use yourself as a poster child for nanny state regulations, don't whine when people examine you. You invited it.
Actually, if there are a lot if drivers that are as bad as I think you are on the road, then that is a very sound reason to make it harder for people to get driver’s licenses.
By the way, it is your own words that draw people to the conclusion that you are not a good driver. Virtually every argument you made for REQUIRING EVERYONE to have back-up cameras involved making it safer/easier for YOU to not hit things when you are backing up. For that reason, my suggestion that you turn in your driver’s license does not qualify as an ad hominem attack. Bad drivers voluntarily relinquishing their licenses would certainly save more lives than the over-reaching and intrusive legislation we are discussing. And you DO claim to be committed to improving safety on our highways...
I, and many others, do not share your admitted problems with backing our vehicles. Some of us are even capable of safely backing large trucks (with trailers) through relatively small spaces - without hitting Volvos or crushing grandchildren.