US Makes Installation of Rear View Cameras and Caravan 2 Camera System Mandatory

In the United States, having a caravan 2 camera system or any type of rear view camera is no longer just an option—it is mandatory. Just recently, American highway safety officials have passed laws requiring vehicle owners to equip their cars with reversing camera over the next four years. The move is reportedly part of efforts to reduce the number of people, especially children, who are hurt or killed in related accidents.

According to reports, more than 200 people in the US are killed when cars are reversing. Back-up accidents also injure more than 15,000 people a year. But the most unfortunate thing about these statistics is that most of these accidents involved small children and the person usually behind the wheel is their parents. This has prompted the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, to require people to install a reversing camera kit in new respective vehicles by May 2018.

Most vehicle owners and auto manufacturers often fight tooth and nail whenever NHTSA announces a new mandate, reports said. This time, however, many of them are more than happy to comply with the new directive. After all, for a very small fraction of the cost of buying a new vehicle, car owners can save lives with a simple caravan 2 camera system or a rear view camera. "NHTSA and others have shown, statistically, that a lot of lives can be saved by these systems," said Doug Newcomb, a US-based independent car technology expert.

Australian lawmakers can definitely learn something from their American counterparts in this regard. However, the national government has yet to implement a similar law here in Australia. While this may be the case, there have been a growing number of local car owners and concerned citizens who have been urging road safety officials to make the installation of reversing camera in vehicles mandatory.

Just in January 2014, Dr Brian Owler, president of the NSW chapter of the Australian Medical Association (AMA), have made calls for rear view cameras to be a requirement in new vehicles. According to Dr Owler, just like in the US, many Australian families have lost their children to driveway accidents that could have been avoided with a caravan 2 camera system.

Whether there is a law making the installation of cameras mandatory or not, it is still a good idea to equip your vehicle with a caravan 2 camera system. Not only can it protect your family and save them from untimely death and injuries, this inexpensive yet reliable device can also make parking vehicles in tight spaces much easier and convenient for car owners like you.