DOT proposes Class 3-5 rear-object-detection rule

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed that straight trucks weighing between 10,000 and 26,000 lb. be equipped with rear object detection systems. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 12, 2005. (49 CFR, Part 571; Docket No. NHTSA 2004-19239.) Under the proposed rule, OEMs would be required to install on new vehicles either a cross-view mirror system or a rear video system that would make the area to the rear of the vehicle visible to the driver. Although NHTSA considered the use of non-visual devices, such as audible backup alarms, ...

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