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"  Backup cameras have become ubiquitous on all varieties of cars-- from the most affordable subcompacts to the priciest of exotics-- but the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just issued a long-awaited ruling that will make the technology legally required on every sub-10,000 pound vehicle by May of 2018. &amp;quot;Safety is our highest priority,&amp;quot; U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a statment, &amp;quot;and we are committed to protecting the most vulnerable victims of backover accidents-- our children and seniors.&amp;quot; As anyone who&amp;#039;s become accustomed to rear-view cameras will agree, the technology enables crucial visibility that would otherwise be unavailable from a car&amp;#039;s rear or side mirrors. According to this 251 page document (click for PDF), there are stacks of data supporting the judgement, as well as the silver lining of less financial impact than initially expected because 73 percent of vehicles will be sold with rearview video systems by 2018. The report also cites the &amp;quot;net cost per equivalent life saved&amp;quot; as ranging between $15.9 million to $26.3 million, an eerie calculation that recalls the cold, hard reality of actuarial math that was cited in the 1999 film Fight Club. Regardless of cost, we see NHTSA&amp;#039;s announcement as a simple-- and much-needed-- step towards making vehicles even safer than ever. Related: Backover safety tips from Safercar.gov "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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