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Backup Cameras Cut Backover Injuries and Deaths by 78%
9/27/2025
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Story summary
- A study, presented at American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference, finds backup cameras, required since 2018, save lives.
- UTHealth Houston finds backover traumas fall from 7.2 to 2.7 as severe injuries fall ~50% and fatalities fall 78% from Jan 2011 to Nov 2024.
- Dr. Jeannette Joly emphasizes rear-visibility tech.
- Dr. Natalie A. Drucker advocates.
- Older vehicles get backup cameras.
