Rear-view cameras to be required on all cars made after May 2018
Monday, October 31, 2016 at 2:59PM 
Once a fringe feature used to upsell customers buying new vehicles, rear-view cameras have proven to be one of the best safety features on new cars today and they will soon be mandatory on passenger cars made after May 2018.
Transport Canada says new cars and small trucks will have to be equipped with rear-view camera in order to avoid accidents involving young children, disabled persons and the elderly. Transport Canada estimates that such accidents killed 27 people and injured more than 1,500 from 2004 to 2009.
The new requirement applies to new light vehicles, including passenger cars, light trucks, three-wheelers and small vans and buses.
“This helps children be seen and provides Canadians with one of the best safety technology systems to reduce back-over collisions,” Transport Minister Marc Garneau said in a statement.
Source: National Post
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