Sport45 wrote:
loulou57 wrote:
I would like to see rear cameras on every vehicle built. There is no reason that I know that they could not be mandatory.
No reason except for raising the consumer cost for folks that don't care to have one.
Personally, I'd rather have people looking around when backing instead of staring at the monitor in their dash. It doesn't tell you anything about what the front fenders are swinging in to. I've seen too many drivers let the monitor replace their mirrors and look at nothing else when backing.
I like what you're saying but have you noticed how some of these newer cars are absolutely FULL of blind spots. Our Fusion is a joy to drive, but a terror to back up. Absolutely no way to see what's going on behind or even off to the sides. We creep backward very slowly relying on the convex side mirrors. Rear view cameras are in the same class as air bags and seat belts. Get used to them. Now if I could just tie into that system with a trailer backup camera...
