12-28-2012, 10:15 PM
I have to disagree here.
It's true people are responsible for their actions but it's the auto companies who should be held accountable in this case. I don't know about the specific case under consideration but it's a simple fact that they make cars now that it's impossible to see behind you. You can not back a car safely other than to jump in it and hurry out of the parking space. You used to be able to back the old cars at close to 30 MPH but these new ones are impossible. A cynic would suggest they calculated the hundreds of kids and thousands of pets that would be killed and their odds of having to pay off on them in order to get the government to mandate cameras.
Of course no one is responsible for anything any longer so why should car companies care about such carnage. Most people don't even realize almost everything behind them is a blind spot until they back over a kid.
It's true people are responsible for their actions but it's the auto companies who should be held accountable in this case. I don't know about the specific case under consideration but it's a simple fact that they make cars now that it's impossible to see behind you. You can not back a car safely other than to jump in it and hurry out of the parking space. You used to be able to back the old cars at close to 30 MPH but these new ones are impossible. A cynic would suggest they calculated the hundreds of kids and thousands of pets that would be killed and their odds of having to pay off on them in order to get the government to mandate cameras.
Of course no one is responsible for anything any longer so why should car companies care about such carnage. Most people don't even realize almost everything behind them is a blind spot until they back over a kid.
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