I put one in on my car when I installed the double din kenwood.

Its tucked in just above the rear plate and I absolutely love it and use it all the time. I always back into parking spaces so it helps me keep as tucked in as possible. I can also turn it on and watch the cars behind me when I'm on the HWY but thats just a novelty.

Not worth the mod to just add one but it made sense when I was doing a full head unit swap.

 

Back up cameras will be the seatbelts of the 70ies and the airbags on the 90ies. Both were very controversial. Now you wouldn't buy are car with out them.

 

huh ? (guess I'll simply roll eyes, shake head and disregard this post..)

 

I think it is stupid for the Government to mandate that all cars come with back up cameras.

However the truck I used to have had a back up camera with the display in the mirror




It was great particularly for parallel parking especially in a truck that sits up so high that there is no way to see how close you are to a car behind you.

 

I much prefer the parking distance feature that beeps as you get closer to objects. The new 911 I drove even had them in the front. That way I still turn and look over my shoulder, use my mirrors, etc but I have that little extra margin of safety if I miss something with my visual checks. Very useful especially in dark airport parking garages.

 

i think people should turn their heads.

 

Porsche said they don't have it, my 2011 didn't have an option just ordered a 2012 same thing. Found a company here in Florida that will install

 

The next thing you know all cars will be required to have curb feelers.

 

Just one more piece of legislation to make cars more expensive ....
don't rely on anything other than your own eyes...
Camera would be an aid with questionable value...

 

Watch, they'll mandate that all cars have to be retrofitted with the device..

Which politician has access to making a fortune on back-up cameras?

 

One more place to PIMP MY RIDE... a tv screen in the side mirror... actually,two mirrors=two tv screens...

I be so fine!

 

stupid behavior OR poor design. Typo.

Clear now?

 

With larger vehicles, I can see the benefits for hooking up a trailer hitch.

But in general: you saw the driveway behind was clear when you got in right?

The folks in your neighborhood are not so stupid as to walk behind a vehicle that is backing up right?

If the vehicle is designed such that you cannot see whats behind it via the mirrors or back windows... that's a design issue. You should, when backing up, be able to see and have some idea where the back end of your vehicle is, relative to other things. I'm not saying there are no blind spots, but you should know if and when you might hit a wall or something.

But on a passenger car... its hard to make the case.

But if we are gonna put stuff on cars, why not some electronics that sense the parking lines and if the parking lines are touched by or under your car, the doors don't allow you to get out. :-)

I guess I'm a bit tired of owners of huge trucks and SUVs that are too lazy to learn how to drive and park them correctly. If you buy a land yacht, friggen learn how to maneuver it into a properly sized parking space and park where you fit. If you cannot do that, then buy a smaller vehicle.

Ok, I feel better now.

 

I had the misfortune of seeing a toddler who was crushed to death by his father who backed over him with his car being brought into the emergency room while I was a resident. The family was devastated.
I know that my 3 year old is not as tall as the average new car rear window. He would be hard to see even if you were looking backwards. Modern cars are just too big, not to mention the SUVs and minivans.
Adding a backup camera to a vehicle without an existing visual display screen will probably cost $159 to $203 per vehicle. That number shrinks to between $58 and $88 for vehicles that already use display screens.
Seems like a small price to pay. I'm sure that father would be happy to pay that price.

 

Agreed. But we can play this safety game all day. Too many free choices are becoming requirements.