ShootSpeeders
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They say it will cost $140!!! HAHAHA. It will be at least 5 times that and just to save 60 lives a year. The govt talks about safety and yet they let the industry sell cars that do twice the speed limit and have internet access to distract drivers!! This is just a scam to make more money for the auto industry.
New Cars and Trucks to Require Rearview Back-Up Cameras by 2018
31 Mar 2014,
Starting in May 2018, all new cars and light trucks sold in the United States must have rearview cameras. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the new requirement will apply to all vehicles under 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg), including buses and trucks.
The cameras, according to the NHTSA, are designed to prevent vehicles from hitting pedestrians. Rear visibility requirements will save lives, and will save many families from the heartache suffered after these tragic incidents occur," said Administration representative David Friedman.
There are, on average, 210 fatalities and 15,000 injuries per year caused by backover accidents, the agency said. Children under the age of five and adults over the age of 70 are involved in over half of all fatalities from backover accidents. The new camera requirement should save some 58-69 lives per year at a cost of about $132 and $142 to equip each vehicle.