AutoGas Fleet » safety http://www.autogasfleet.com A resource for the latest in news, trends and AutoGas technology for the fleet industry Wed, 24 Jul 2013 21:04:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 U.S. DOT Proposes New Rear-view Safety Rule http://www.autogasfleet.com/2010/12/u-s-dot-proposes-new-rear-view-safety-rule/ http://www.autogasfleet.com/2010/12/u-s-dot-proposes-new-rear-view-safety-rule/#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 17:07:23 +0000 http://autogasfleet.com/?p=258 Continue reading →]]> The U.S. Department of Transportation proposed a new safety regulation in an effort to eliminate blind zones behind vehicles that can hide the presence of pedestrians, especially young children and the elderly. The proposed rule was required by Congress as part of the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act of 2007.

To meet the requirements of the proposed rule, ten percent of new vehicles must comply by Sept. 2012, 40 percent by Sept. 2013 and 100 percent by Sept. 2014.

So, how will manufacturers likely comply with the new rule if it goes into effect? Rear-mounted video cameras may become the new norm, according to the NHTSA.

Read the original news release here at the NHTSA’s website.

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