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At Rear View Safety, we pride ourselves on being more than just a provider of high quality backup camera system options for vehicles of all makes and models. We're also a road safety advocacy organization and hope to act as a comprehensive educational tool for people who are looking for ways to make the roads in their area and around the world safer places. StreetsBlog USA recently opened its annual contest for the Best Urban Street Transformation of 2015 in an effort to highly big cities that have made positive achievements in terms of walking, biking and transit safety. As you can see from the...

The simple fact of the matter is that the road systems across the country were built for one thing and one thing only: cars. Taking one look at their design and layout is all you need to confirm that pedestrians and bicyclists factored very little into some of the decisions that were made. Despite this, pedestrians and cyclists use the roads every day to get to and from work or school, to spend an afternoon getting their daily exercise in and more. The Highway Safety Association is looking to close the gap between driver safety and road safety by way of a number of innovative engineering solutions...

With the right information, both pedestrians and drivers can learn to be safer while navigating busy city streets. If you’ve ever wondered what you can do to help, here are some practical ideas you can implement today.

For Pedestrians

When you’re out walking, choose routes that are well-lit and established. For example, if you have the option to walk through a park that’s well-lit and safe, do so. If you have the option to walk down a well-lit street sidewalk, opt for this over walking through a dark alley. It won’t guarantee your safety, but well-lit areas tend to be safer, and they also tend...

Many drivers fail to understand the dangerous situation that they're creating just by failing to properly understand the rules of the road. Being aware of what other drivers are doing is certainly important every time you get behind the wheel of a car, but it isn't the "be all, end all" solution to road safety. Learning how to drive in precarious weather conditions can certainly save lives, but your responsibility as a driver doesn't stop there. Traffic signs of all types are hugely important, as they're designed to alert you to potentially dangerous situations that aren't as immediately obvious...

By MATT RICHTEL and CONOR DOUGHERTY SEPT. 1, 2015
Photo by Gordon De Los Santos/Google

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google, a leader in efforts to create driverless cars, has run into an odd safety conundrum: humans.

Last month, as one of Google’s self-driving cars approached a crosswalk, it did what it was supposed to do when it slowed to allow a pedestrian to cross, prompting its “safety driver” to apply the brakes. The pedestrian was fine, but not so much Google’s car, which was hit from behind by a human-driven sedan.

Google’s fleet of autonomous test cars is programmed to follow the letter...

New York, NY, July 2015

Rear View Safety, the industry leader in the sales and distribution of backup camera systems and consumer safety advocacy organization, is proud to announce the release of its new Ford Third Brake Light backup camera system designed specifically for the 2015 Ford Transit. The Ford Transit backup camera comes with a wide range of different features that will protect both pedestrians and drivers alike around the country.

One of the most important elements of the RVS-920 Ford Transit backup camera system is the way that it effortlessly integrates into the vehicle and is specific...

While you likely understand that riding in a vehicle comes with risks, it’s even riskier to be a pedestrian. In fact, this is one group of individuals that use roadways and has seen an increase in fatalities in the United States. The numbers don’t lie:

The total number of non-traffic related fatalities in 2014 alone included:

• 31 individuals dying due to heatstroke
• 71 individuals being backed over
• 63 individuals being driven over
• 5 killed due to the vehicle being set in motion
• 16 underage driver related deaths
• 3 drowned
• 2 were strangled by power windows
• 1 fell from their vehicle

If these numbers...

One of the best ways to keep EMS personnel and pedestrians safe is by making sure ambulances and other commercial vehicles are properly equipped with a rear view safety system.  Almost all systems vary in their features and capabilities.  Here's a close look at two highly rated backup camera systems and their many valuable benefits.

Rear View Camera System | (One Camera Setup) | RVS-770613

Boasting a 7" color monitor, mirror image capability, a DIGITAL TFT LCD display, three-channel multiplexer and 130° backup camera for ambulance as well as infrared night vision, this rear view camera system...

By: Philippines News Agency | Xinhua

May 11, 2015 9:13 AM

InterAksyon.com
The online news portal of TV5

NEW YORK -- The United Nations last week launched #SaveKidsLives, a global campaign to generate action to make streets safe for children, warning that each day some 500 children die from road traffic crashes, thousands more are injured and the situation is only getting worse.

The third UN Global Road Safety Week also kicked off on Monday. The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on April 10, 2014 to improve road safety.

According to the UN World Health Organization (WHO), every four minutes...

Cinco de Mayo has become a big night out for many people, particularly young adults. Whether meeting a few friends after work or attending a Cinco de Mayo party, those celebrating this year should be sure to take some key steps for safety.

If you are planning to drink on Cinco de Mayo:

• Plan ahead to designate a sober driver before going out to celebrate
• Eat during the evening by enjoying your favorite Mexican foods during the evening
• If you can’t plan ahead, ask a sober friend for a ride home or call a cab or friend or family member to come and get you
• Use mass transit if available
• Take the keys...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An advocacy group said Tuesday said while the mayor’s program to improve traffic safety is admirable, it will require a lot more effort – and a lot more money – to make the city’s roads truly safe.

At the rate the city is going, Transportation Alternatives figures it will take at least 100 years for all the city’s dangerous roads to be fixed, 1010 WINS’ Carol D’Auria reported.

The group’s policy manager, Alana Miller, said if the city is really serious about Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Vision Zero plan to reduce street fatalities, much more money must be spent.

The organization...

Around the United States, the percentage of people that commute to work on bicycles has risen exponentially. Unfortunately, so too have bicycle deaths.

According to a new study from the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people that now commute to work on bicycles has risen by over 60 percent in the last decade. That is good for the environment, it helps alleviate congestion, and it leads to a healthier populace.

There is a significant downside though.

With the number of people riding bikes increasing, so too has the number of people killed in motorist vehicle accidents involving cyclists. And that...

Due to their sheer size and the fact that they interact almost exclusively with children, school buses are considered by many to be some of the most dangerous vehicles on the road today. This doesn't necessarily have anything to do with the driver of the bus itself, but with other vehicles that may choose to ignore flashing lights and other warning signs when children are entering or exiting the bus. A number of states have gone as far as to allow the use of a backup camera system for school buses that will record other drivers as they "fly by" or "pass by" a stopped bus so that the appropriate...

Surviving a car accident is largely about kinetic energy.

When your body is moving at 35 mph, it has kinetic energy. After a crash, it has none. To minimize the risk of injury, you need to remove the kinetic energy as slowly and evenly as possible, and some of the safety features of your car will do the work for you.

KIA makes pretty safe cars. They all have dual front airbags, front seat-mounted side airbags, and other advanced safety systems. But hopefully you’ll never have an experience with any of them.

Now, what if we told you that every KIA also has a front seatbelt pretensioner? We’re...