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Prevent Backing & Backover Accidents

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Safety Articles and Links

The Internet is a great resource for anyone looking for backing safety and accident prevention information. There are many articles relating to backing and backover accidents, and on preventing backing and backover accidents. We like to make this valuable information available to our visitors by republishing these articles and links on the Radar Backup Systems web site. The more you learn about backing and reversing safety, the more you will appreciate the rear protection provided by ESCORT Guardian Alert Doppler Radar® rear collision avoidance systems.

Below is a list of articles and links that have currently been republished on the Radar Backup Systems web site. If you have an article or editorial that you feel would be appropriate, please contact us at the usual address or use the email below.

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NHTSA - Traffic Safety Facts - Crash Stats - January, 2009

Auto Safety Bill Signed Into Law - February, 2008

Vehicle Backing Safety Fact Sheet - Texas Dept. of Insurance

Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program - Vehicle Safety: Avoid Backing Accidents

NHTSA - Vehicle Backover Avoidance Technology Study November 2006

Videos: Failure of Ultrasonic Parking Aids and Non-Doppler Radar to Reliably Detect Small Children Behind Vehicles (See Below)

NHTSA - Video of Experiment #1: One and Three Year-Old Children
(Childrens' Presence Behind Vehicle Controlled by Command)

NHTSA - Video of Experiment #2: One-and -Three-Year-Old Children
(Children allowed random playtime behind vehicle)

Links to Articles
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U.S. Dept. of Labor - Mine Safety ;& Health Administration:
Horns, Backup Alarms and Automatic Warning Devices

Backing Accident Prevention - IdeaLease Safety Bulletin - January, 2008

Automobile Backover Accidents: How to Avoid a Surprisingly Prevalent
Serious Accident - by SixWise.com

Backover accidents with relatives at the wheel leave families feeling grief, guilt
- North County Times

Avoid Backover Accidents - WestchesterGov.com - Westchester County, NY

I-Team Backover Accidents - CBS3- Philadelphia, PA - November, 2007