Rear view camera MANDATE - Page 2 - Fuel Economy, Hypermiling, EcoModding News and Forum

bestclimb · 12-04-2010, 03:06 PM

Having the option to buy a car with cameras replacing mirros is great. I can't really get on board with requiring them though.

robchalmers · 12-04-2010, 03:16 PM

Working at Bentley where we have RVCs on most cars AND parking distance sensors AND wing mirrors AND interior mirrors we still have owners reversing into things, even members of staff have done it! (engineering car not a customer car!!)its not a cure-all infact I find it makes people lazy

Can people have cameras fixed to them to make sure they don't walk out behind a large motorised tvehicle they should have heard???

gone-ot · 12-04-2010, 04:30 PM

...why don't we (government) simply mandate that NO IDIOTS be allowed behind the wheel...of ANY vehicle?

...oh, I fogot, that'd elminate THEM (government) from driving too, wouldn't it?!?!

ecofreak · 12-04-2010, 05:00 PM

If we paid for initiatives to reduce the amount of SUVs used in subdivisions, and tighter punishment on texting while driving, we can reduce these, quoting Diane Sawyer on the matters, "...crushing stories".

Ryland · 12-04-2010, 05:41 PM

Last time I looked we didn't have a shortage of people out there.

According to the DMV person, a police officer can require that anyone be retested to keep their license, I think that any time someone gets in a fender bender that they be retested.

tumnasgt · 12-04-2010, 05:42 PM

I'd be surprised if kids aren't getting run over forwards as well with SUVs, as they are just so high off the ground. My grandfather's Lexus LX is hellish to park because you can't see anything around the car's hood.

I think cameras are great for people that end up driving around kids a lot (I know a pool repairman that does a lot of work for schools, he has 3 cameras on his pickup, and still does a walk-around before getting in to drive), and opt to have them fitted. If all cars had them, I doubt most people would look at all.