subject: The Back Up Camera System: Why You Need One [print this page] In less than a week, there have been seven victims of backing-up accidents, four of whom died from their injuries. It's not definite that back-up camera systems could have prevented them, but it's likely that these accidents were caused because the driver simply didn't realize anyone was behind the vehicle, either because he or she couldn't see properly due to a blind spot, or wasn't sufficiently looking back. If this is the case, then there's a good chance that had back-up camera systems been installed in the vehicles in question, they wouldn't have to worry about blind spots. It's also clear that, if this group of accidents is representative of general backing-up accidents, the majority involve large vehicles (like garbage, farm, dump and furniture trucks). Economic times are obviously tight for everyone, but companies that use vehicles like this would surely benefit from investing in back-up camera systems.
