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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a final rule on Monday that requires all new cars and many light trucks to come equipped with rearview technology. The rule is an effort to minimize the number of deaths and serious injuries that occur as a result backup accidents. According to some, the rule comes years late.
The final rule will require all vehicles that are less than 10,000 pounds and are built beginning on May 1, 2018, to meet the new rear-visibility standards. The rule encompasses buses and trucks; trailers and motorcycles are exempt from the rule. The rearview cameras can be placed on many different parts of the rear of the vehicle. The cameras must provide drivers a field of vision measuring at least 10 by 20 feet immediately behind the vehicle. The rearview system must meet other requirements as well, including display time, lighting conditions, and dashboard image size.
An average of 210 deaths and 15,000 injuries are caused each year due to backup accidents involving light vehicles. The government said the victims of these accidents are often young children and the elderly. Children under 5 years of age make up 31% of the deaths each year and adults 70 years of age and older make up about 26% of the deaths each year. NHTSA reports that the new rule will save between 13 and 15 lives each year and will prevent up to 1,125 injuries each year.
NHTSA to require rearview cameras in new vehicles www.palmbeachpost.com March 31, 2014
The consumer advocates at the Friedland | Carmona believe that drivers must have access to safety information about the vehicles that they choose to purchase and that drivers must feel safe in those vehicles as they operate them on the road. Unfortunately, serious automobile defects are often not found until it is too late. Jonathan Friedland and Michael Carmona are Coral Gables automobile accident attorneys who have spent over twenty years helping their clients recover compensation for injuries sustained in car accidents. If you or a loved one has been injured because of a defective product in an automobile, call (305) 661-2008 today for your free consultation. Don’t hesitate, as the law places strict restrictions on when these claims can be brought! Call today!
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