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8,000 people in the US die every day -- that's as regular as you can get.
Children dying from a vehicle backing over them is _rare_. Obviously, any death or injury is awful, but we're never going to get the number to zero.
The fear of backovers is much greater than the reality.
> The manufacturers did not want to have to build these into every car, they wanted to keep charging a premium for it.
I think it's quite the reverse: now they can pocket that money from every car.
Why would they not want to make yesterday's premium option into today's standard non-option?
You know, the reason so few children die from backover is maybe due to people fearing it?
8,000 people in the US die every day -- that's as regular as you can get.
Children dying from a vehicle backing over them is _rare_. Obviously, any death or injury is awful, but we're never going to get the number to zero.
The fear of backovers is much greater than the reality.
> The manufacturers did not want to have to build these into every car, they wanted to keep charging a premium for it.
I think it's quite the reverse: now they can pocket that money from every car.
Why would they not want to make yesterday's premium option into today's standard non-option?