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President George W. Bush signed the Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act into law in February 2008.  This Act was named after Cameron Gulbransen, a two-year-old, who died when his father accidentally backed over him in the driveway. As part of this act, Congress required a rear visibility rule for motor vehicles be released by the President. This rule, which should have been issued in February 2011, is two years overdue during which time over 1,000 people have been killed in back-over accidents. 

In the April 11, 2013 press release  "Families of Children Killed in Car Backover Incidents and Safety Groups Urge Obama Administration to Take Action on Rearview Cameras in Cars", Beth Weaver of Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (www.saferoads.org) urged President Obama to issue the overdue rule.  (Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety is a coalition of consumer, public health, medical, safety and insurance organizations which works together to improve highway and auto safety policies in Congress, the states and executive branch agencies.) 

Other safety advocates also spoke out at a news conference on April 12, 2013 wanting action on the back-over accidents.

Until vehicles are equipped with standard backup devices, consumers may purchase, and install, after-market backup cameras. Consumer Reports reviews these systems which include rearview cameras, sensor systems and wide-angle lenses.  For more information click on consumerreports.org.

In the U.S. 50 children are backed over by vehicles each week, with 48 treated in emergency rooms, and 2 die.  "Keeping children safe is the responsibility of all of us," says Florida Personal Injury Attorney, Randall Spivey, Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A.   

Florida Accidents Attorney,  Randall L. Spivey is a Board Certified Civil Trial Attorney – the highest recognition for competence bestowed by the Florida Bar and a distinction earned by less than 2 percent of Florida attorneys. He has handled over 1,600 personal injury and wrongful deathcases throughout Florida. For a free and confidential consultation to discuss your legal rights, contact the Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A., in Lee County at  239. 337.7483 or toll free at 1.888.477.4839, or by email to Randall@SpiveyLaw.com.  Visit SpiveyLaw.com for more information. You can contact Spivey Law Firm, Personal Injury Attorneys, P.A. in Charlotte County at 941.764.7748 and in Collier County 239.793.7748.